Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-30
NEW FRENCH CABINET
COMES into EXISTENCE.
First Time That There Is Coalition
Ministry of All Opposing
Parties and Factions.
HEADED BY PREMIER BRAND
Continuation of Popular Sentiment
That at Supreme Crisis of War
Party Division Should Give Way
to United Action.

! Party Division Should Give Way
to United Action.
PARIS. October :a--A new French
cabinet. headed by Aristidc BRAND. as
Premier and Minister of Foreign AZ
tairS. came into existence tonight
This is the first time in the history
OF the French republic that there is Il
coalition ministry of all tho opposing
. parties and factions. II follows closely
npon the recent innovation of forming
British coalition Cabinet Of Con-
servatives and Liberals.
The composition OF the Cabinet fol-
lows:
Premier aud Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs-Aristidc BRAND
Vice President Of the Cabinet and
Minister Of Statc--Charles dc Freycinct.
Minister of war-Gencral J. $. Gal
, licni
Minister Of Jus,icc-Rcnc viviani.
Minister Of the lnterioi--Lous j.
Malvy.
Minister of Marinc-Kcar.A ADMIRAL
Minister of Finance - Alexander
! ltibot
General Secretary of the Minister of
: Foreign Anairs-JulcS Cambon
Minister of Public instruction and
! Inventions Concerning National De-
ienSe--FrofcSsor Paul painlevc
Minister Of Public Works-Marcel
, Sembat.
Minister of Commerce = Etienne
Clemcntcl
Minister of Colonies-Gaston Dou-
mcreuc
Minister of Agriculture-Julcs Me-
, line.
Minister OF abor--Albcrt Metin.
ministers without portfolio Emil
'oin""S. Leon Bourgeois. Denys Cochin
and Jules Gueslc.
Under Secretary of State War and
Munitions-Albcrt Thomas
Understanding OF State for Sub
sistencc-Joseph Thicrry.
Understanding OF State for SAM
! thry Service-Justin Godart
Understanding OF State for Avia-
ti"n--Renc Ecsnsrd
tnde r-Secrctary of State for Marin,
Louis Nail
tnder-Sccretary for Fine Arts-Al-
bert Dalimier
INC under-sccretarics OF the Minis
tries OF the Interior and Foreign AZ
iairs were not made public
To-day's action in forming the Cahi
net was the elimination Of Il popular
sentiment mat At the supreme crisis Of
inc war party division should give way
10 united action by all parties. Be
cause the Cabinet of Rene Viviani was
representative OF only a few political
groups the ministers rendered their
collective resignationS and Presid,n n,
foincare Immediately charged Aristide
Hriand with the fornation of a new
orSa nization combining all elements
RESULTING COALITION
REMARKABLE IN rERSON yt:I.
IN" resulting coalition is remarkable
III personnel including such venerable
tiSnr"s as Charles de Freycinet. who
was one of Ganbetta's aids; Jules Mol
inc, a former Premier. who instituted
the protective 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 modern element is
;rerrcsented by CONSPICUOUS leaders re
all the political groups of the coun
Try Thus the now coalition brings
together Frances elder, and YOUNGER
statesmen. and in personnel represents
All the history Of modern France Stree
the fall of Napoleon III. The new Cabi
net also Is noiahi" in having the poru-
lar military leader General t;allicni
as the head Of the War Office and Rear
admiral l.acaEe ;tS head OF the Ministry
Of Marine. both Of them replacing
civilians
The extent Of the coalition is shown
By the following representations from
the various parties:
The Radical party is represented nv
NJ. Bourgeois. former Premier; NJ
tombcs' former Premier. and Rene
Renouit. one OF the foremost parlia-
mcntary leaders of tho party.
The Republican Socialists have as
members NJ. BRAND, NJ viviani and
Professor Painlcve
SOCIALIST GROUP
STRONGLY REPRESENTED
The Socialist group is represented by
jules Guesde, who has been the Social
is, head since the death OF Jean l. .nn
Jaures, and by Marcel Senbat and
Albert Thomas. prominent Socialist
leaders.
tn" Democrat left has as members
Gabriel Gnisihau aud Joseph Thierry,
while the Radical left has Etienne
clcmcntel as it's representative
TIL. lioyalist and Clerical element is
represented by Denys Cochin.
This embraces ali the parties and
groups IN Parliament, which for years
have been ariaycd against each other.
The designation of Jules Cambon.
former ambassador at Washington.
Madrid and Berlin as sccretary-gcncrai
TO the Minister of Foreign Affairs. is
another innovation in the new Cabi-
net. as its places an ambassador Of
vide experience for the frs, time in
responsible direction Of foreign uues.
tions.