New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-29
Whole Political Talent OF
France to Redeem
Balkan Failure.
PORTFOLIOS FOR
EIGHT EX-PREMIERS
Two Octogenarians In Combina.
tion ForeshadoWed, but Clem-
enceau's Name Is Missing.


resigned to-day. Ex-Premier Aristide
BRAND, Minister of Justice in the out
going Cabinet, has accepted the task
of forming a new Cabinet.
The Havas News Agency publishes a
list OF members of the new Cabinet, ac-
cording to which the veteran Charles
de Freycinet is to be Vice President Of
the Cabinet and Minister of State; Pro-
fessor Paul Painleve, Minister OF Pub
lie Instruction and Inventions Concern
ing National Defence; Jules Meline,
former Premier, Minister Of Agricult-
ure, while either Rene Renoult or Ga
briel Guisthau will be Minister Of La
Dor.
As ministers without portfolio the
list carries the names of former Pre-
miers Emile Combes and Leon Bour-
geois, together with Denys Cochin and
Jules Guesde, who are in the outgoing
Cabinet as Ministers without portfolio.
1t is understood that Rene Viviani,
the outgoing Premier, will be Minister
Of Justice in the reorganized Cabinet.
Cambron at Foreign Office.
Information now available indicates
that NJ. BRAND will become Foreign
Minister a. well as Premier. with Jules
Cambon. who was Ambassador to Ger
MANY at the outbreak Of the war. as
his principal secretary. 1t is under
stood that, as general secretary Of the
Foreign Office, N. Cambon will be re-
sponsible for the direction Of foreign
affairs.
In addition to NJ. viviani, probable
designations are:
Minister Of War. General J. 8. Gal
lieni.
Minister Of Marine, Rear Admiral
Lacaze.
Minister Of Public Works. Etienne
Clementel, former Minister OF Agri-
culture and of Finance.
Minister of Commerce, l.. h. hIotz,
former Minister OF the Interior ana
of Finance, or Joseph Thierry Under
Secretary in the Ministry of war:
Minister of Instruction, Emile
Combes, former Premier.
The other members OF the present
Cabinet, according TO this programme
will continue in their present positions;
lie Journal states that there wlIl
be six Ministers Of State without port
folios, of whom four Will be senators
and two Deputies. Ii IS also SAID the
under secretaryships will not be hlled,
excent in the case of the Minister OF
War in which department Albert
Thomas Is 10 be continued IN oihce, In
charge of the output Of munitions.
Ministers To BE Retained.
II expected that VI. Ribot, Minister
of Finance; VI. Millerand, Minister OF
War. and VI. Doumergue, Minister OF
the Colonies, will be associated with
the new Cabinet.
The only name of the first import
snce not mentioned in connection with
the reconstruction is, it will be noted,
that OF Georges Clemenceau.
The following statement TO the press
was made to-day by NJ. BRAND.
"Premier Viviani took steps TO en-
large his Cabinet. ! am continuing
them in my turn, but have no official
mandate. since there IS no minlsterlal
crisis. Accordingly, the conversations
| have had with various political lead,
ers have been only seml-oihcial, ana !
ask YOU 20 explain that II IS IN tnat
sense that my activities must be re-
garded. Perhaps | may be IN posi-
ton to say more very soon.
The belief was expressed by persons
49, "A
Premier Viyianfs long service through
the period since the outbreak OF the
war rad taxed his strength severely,
and that he desired TO rest, as well AS
10 bring forward some strong figure
who would unite all elements as his
successor.
Crisis Long Drawn Out.
Since the resignation of Theophile
Delcasse as Foreign Minister, on Octo-
nor l3. IL has been understood hat
,here were 10 be further changes in the
Cabinet, but reports have not hitherto
indicated that reorganization, lnyolv-
ing such sweeping changes as the with
drawal Of VI. Nivianl from the PREMIER
shin. WAS 10 be made. VI. Delcasse's
resignation was said to be due 20 dis
agreement regarding the Balkan policy
of France, but Premier Nlvlanl said IN
the Chamber Of Deputies at the time
that there was no discord in the Cabi-
net.
The Viviani Cabinet, which was in
Office at the beginning OF the war, re-
signed on August 26 of last year, and
coalition Cabinet was formed, with VI.
Viviani remaining at its head.
Aristide BRAND is ffty-three years
old and is native OF Nantes, in West
ern France. Before being called TO the
Premiership he filed the Cabinet Of
fees Of Minister Of Public Instruction,
Minister Of Fine Arts and Minister OF
Cultes. lie succeeded to the Premier
ship on the fall Of Georges Clemen-
cesu. in July. 1909. NM. Barthou, Dou-
mergue and Niviani being MS chief col
leagues. Fourteen months later he re-
constructed his Cabinet, dismissing the
three ministers named, intrusting the
portfolio Of finance 10 NJ. Klotz and
that Of marine TO Admiral Boue de
Lapeyrere, with NJ. Guisthau as Under
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