New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-01
BRAND CABINET,
LONG FORESEEN
French Government Tot
tered Four Months
Before Falling.
NATION APPROVES
NEW COMBINATION
Promotion of GalIieni to MIN
istry of War an interest
ing Experiment.
LIE obi, 70 III. Trlnune l

Paris. Oct. 31.-Now that the new
coalition ministry has become fact 1t
may be stated that its formation has
been under discussion for more than
four months. The question in all that
time has never been eff" there was TO
be new government, but how long the
Viviani Cabinet could hold out. For
most of the time Alexandra Millerand
and the Ministry of War, Of which he
was the head, have been the storm
centre, and there were three occasions
on which il seemed certain that the
government would fall, but each time
NJ. Viviani's political generalship and
eloauence from the tribune OF the
Chamber of Deputies sa~ed him.
Finally. however. came the Balkan
situation, with Bulgaria definitely
throwing in her lot with Germany,
which deeply moved the people OF all
the Entente powers and especially
aroused France TO such an extent tnat
the opponents of the government were
at last able 10 become articulate, de-
spite the restrictions of the censorship.
Professor Painleve, a Deputy OF the
Left. demanded the Interpolation OF
tho Government. and wiseacres i'm
mediately got busy discussing the new
Cabinet.
Aristide BRAND was always to be
Premier II is notable fact that
from the very first troubles of the
Viviani Cabinet there had never been
any talk Of any one except VI. BRAND
for Premier. and there were not by any
means lacking men who we're certain
that VI. BRANDS political ambitions } y
at the root of tie dissensions.
Why Delcasse Resigned.
Then. As though the government was
not ALREADY in deep enough trouble
over the Balkan situation. Theophle
Delcasse resigned from the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs, giving as the reason
for his act his disagreement with MS
colleagues over the handling OF Near
Eastern questions. Government sup
porters declared this an act of treach-
ery and said NJ. Delcasse resigned fore
seeing the fall of the ministry and
, seeking 70 get out from under. ne
government stated officially that NJ:
Delcasse had sanctioned every step OF
the Balkan policy. NJ. Delcasse re-
plied that his resignation was due not
TO failure to hold Bulgaria for the
Allies but TO the failure OF the govern
ment to be prepared months IN aovaRce
for the event of Bulgaria declaring for
the enemy. He said his disagreement
was not on the general policy to be
pursued in the Balkans, but on the
question Of preparation for any event
uality. A..
II was this situation-one OF the
most extreme diffculty-that Premier
Viviani had 20 face when he entered
the Chamber on October IL TO answer
the Interpolation. The Left, which
for months had been clamoring for his
! head and for NJ. Millerand's, which had
been bitterly denouncing the secrecy
/ of the conduct of affairs and demanding
that full information be given to the
| Chamber. and which, when the govern
ment refused to give information IN
public session. tried to force a secret
session and threatened time after time
TO form the Chamber into new Com
mittee Of Public Safety on the revoiu-
tionary model, seemed certain OF VIC
tory. The new government was con-
sidered as good as in power. Inc Lelt
was jubilant.
Chambers Confidence Voted.
| Again, however, miracles were per,
formed. Premier Vivian boldly raced
the Chamber and not only refused de-
tailed information but demanded vote
nj confidence, and got it by majority
of 372 to 9. Patriotism prevailed. IL
was a time of too great anxiety LOT
even embittered members OF the Lei
70 present to the world the spectacle OF
a country torn by internal dlssensloh,
and in face of a deep feeling OF pltter