New-York tribune., 1915-10-30
New Premier Selects Aids
from Left TO EX-
treme Right.
FIRST IN HISTORY
OF THIRD REPUBLIC
Viviani Attributes Fall TO His
Opposing Plan for Secret
Sessions Of Chamber.


Paris. Oct. 80. The following state
ment vas issued last night by Pre-
mier BRAND:
- desire 20 declare emphatically TO
our Allies. as well az 10 our enemies.
that the change OF ministry in France
Is in no way sign Of change OF
policy. The policy Of France Is
summed up IN the word victory. and
to give 70 this word the definition Of
my Cabinet cannot do better than
quote the words uttered by my prede-
cessor and colleague. VI. Nivisni: We
shall only lay down our arms after
having insured tho triumph Of right.
after having banished the possibility
of the renewal Of such crimes. after
having restored heroic Belgium to her
political and economic independence,
after having recaptured our Alssce
and our Lorraine
LA paix par 10 yctoire' Such is and
must be the motto Of any French min
istry. BY peace ! mean the restora-
tion OF the right Of every country
70 lead its own life and cultivate its
own civilization without infringement
of It's neigh oors' rights. By victory
! mean the crushing OF German mill
tarism.'
Paris. Oct. 20. A new French Cab
met. headed by Aristide BRAND as
Premier and Minister Of Foreign Al
fairs. came into existence tonight.
According to list which. given out
lsto this afternoon BY the Hsvas News
Agency, is considered authoritative, the
ministry will be composed as follows:
Premier aud Minister o, Foreign Ar,irs-ARI,-
TIDE BRAND
Vice President Of the Cabnt' and Minister "
srs-CHARLEs pE FREYCINET
Minister of Wa General ,. : GALLlENi
Minister o Justice RENE vfNGANI
Minister o' th. Inferior LOUIS J. MALvY
Minister q Marine Rear Admiral LACAIE
Mlnlst.r n Fin,nre- ALEXANDRA RIBoT.
Minister o' Public Instruction and Inventions Con
cernins Nsfional Defence Professor PAUL
PAINLEvE
Minister Q, Public WORKS MARCEL sLMBAf
Minister - coronn.rcs- cs--ETIFNSE CLEMRNIFl
Minister o, Colonies CASTOR DoUNERGUE.
Minister Of A.ricultgIs-JULEs MEIJNE.
Minister Of Lsbor-ALBERr MErIN.
Nlnister, without portfolio EMIL CoMBEs LEo,'
BorRGEoIs DENYs COCHIN and JULES
GUEsDE
General secre,sn Of Ministry Of Foreign Affair
JULES CAHBON
Under Secretary of STATE. war ard Munitions,
ALBERT THOMAS.
Under Secretary Of stat. FOR Subsistence -Jo-
sEPH THTERRY
Under Secretary OF stats for Sanitary Service
JUSTIN GODARr.
Under Secretary Of stats Tor Aua,iou-RENE
BESNARD
Under Secretary o. s's's 'or Marine LOUIS NAIL
This is the first time in the history
Of the French Republic that coali
tion ministry Of all the opposing par
ties and factions has been formed. II
follows closely on the recent innoya-
tion OF forming a British coalition
Cabinet OF Conservatives and Liberals.
All Parties Unified.
The action taken to-day In forming
the Cabinet was the outcome OF the
deep popular sentiment that party di-
vision at the supreme crisis OF the
war should give way to united action
BY all the parties in common support
OF the government The Cabinet or
Rene Niviani was representative or
only a few political groups, and the
ministers, therefore. presented their
collective designations. President Poin-
care Immediately charged Aristide
BRAND with the formation OF new
organization combining all elements.
The resulting coalition is remarkable
in personnel. including such venerable
figures as Charles de Freycinet, who
wa. one OF Gambetta's aids IN the
upheaval OF 1870; Jules Meline, a for
mer Premier, who instituted the pro-
tective system Of France. and Leon
Bourgeois. who is known as the
"Grand Old Man OF the Radical party
which has the largest membership IN
Parliament.
The mod II element - represented
by conspicuous leaders OF all the politi-
cal groups of the country. Thus the
new coalition brings together Frances
elder and younger statesmen, and IN
personnel represents all the history OF
modern France since the fall OF Napo-
leon III. The new body also is notable
in having the popular military leader.
General Gallieni as the head Of the
War Oaice, and Rear Admiral Lacaze
as head of the Ministry Of Marine, both
Of them replacing civilians.
Political Creeds Diverse.
The extent Of the coalition is shown
by the following representations from
the various parties:
The Radical party is represented by
w. Bourgeois, q former Premier: VI.
Combes. former Premier, and Rene
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