Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12
Painleve Apparently Fails
in Effort to Reform
Ministry.
SOCIALISTS BLOCK
ALL HIS EFFORTS
Object to Retention of Ribot at Minis
ter Of Foreign Relations and With
draw From Confer ence-Deem Ri
bots Home Policy Too InduIgent-
President Asks PainIeve to Continue
Efforts.

Paris, Sept. 12-Paul Painleve, min
lister of war, has announced that he
has been unable to form new min
istry to succeed that Of NJ. Ribot, owing
to the eleventh hour withdrawal of the
socialists, Albert Thomas and M. Var
renne.
NJ. Painleve went to the Elysee pail
ace at o'clock this morning. where he
was joined by NJ. Bourgeois, other
statesmen with whom he had conferred
awaiting him at the ministry of war.
He returned within an hour and an
nounced to newspaper men that Presi-
Ndent Poincare had insisted that ne
continue his efforts to form a cabinet
and that he had asked for time to think
over the situation.
First Combination AbortIve.
Later, it was understood, Professor
Painleve would try to construct MIN
istry. His first combination proved
even more abortive than did that OF M.
Ribot, the retiring premier. and col
lapsed from the same cause. namely
the demands of the socialists. WHAT
they are is not exactly known.
Professor Painleve had completed his
list Yesterday afternoon and his sue
cess in forming a ministry was regard
ed. as a foregone conclusion. At lO
o'clock last night the new ministry as
sembled at the ministry OF war. Al u "a
p. m. Albert Thomas. socialist nnember
of the war council and minister OF
munitions, and Deputy Alexandra 1I
varennes who had been named minister
of public instruction, left the war min
istry. In reply to inquiries they SAID:
"It is nothing but little difference,
which certainly will be settled IN hall
an hour"
|. The ministers did not return, how
ever, until an hour and a half after
midnight. Their absence was due. it
was said, to the necessity Of consult
ing NM. Renaudel, Hubertroger.r Web
er and Moutete, the permanent dele
gates charged by the socialist party TO
watch the csbinet crisis.
Socialists Withdraw.
A quarter Of an hour later the Two
socialists again left the ministry, say
ing to reporters: Eve withdrew IN
definitely on account Of the general
composition Of the ministry" The other
ministers elect continued their dellp-
erations.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
Professor Painleve received the news
paper men and said:
"I was charged with the task OF
forming cabinet Of national union
which should comprise the elements
belonging to all parties. AS the result
of incidents arising in the last mo-
ments, the Union which had expected
failed. Under the circumstances am
going to the president to relinquish the
mandate which he conf1ded in me-"
Object to Ribot.
According to the Matin, NJ. Thomas
refused to collaborate in the cabinet
because the retiring premier. M. Rlbot'
remained in the foreign office. When
the new ministers assembled last night
NJ. Thomas rose and said:
1--WE can not agree to form caolnet
which includes NJ. Ribot. At a mo-
ment when we refused our support 70
M Ribot as premier and foreign min
ister. on account Of his home policy,
which we deemed too indulgent, ana
because Of his foreign policy, Whlcn
we considered ineffective we could mol
colIaborate with him while he holds
that same portfolio Of foreign affairs
"Besides. Premier Painleve did no'
keep us advised as to the negotiations
looking to the collaboration OF ~
Ribot. Consequently we are unable 70
deliberate on this question with oul
party. can not. then. personally con-
tinue in the cabinet without consulting
the opinion Of my friends" !.
Both Professor Painleve and M
yarenne sought to dissuade NJ. Thomas
rom leaving ehe cabinet, but after q