New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-15
Propaganda Post
Included in New
French Ministry
Listed With Others in Cab.
met as Head of mis-
sions Abroad"
Painleve Starts Work
Completes Organization-Al-
bert Thomas Issues
Statement
Painleve Starts Work

PARIS, Sept. l4.-The new French
cabinet contains new ministry, at
first called the Ministry Of Propa-
ganda." but later changed to minister
of Missions Abroad" Owing to the
absence of Franklin Bouillon the new
post is not listed with the other min
istry designations in the official jour
nal. The new ministry consists oil nj
teen titular ministers, four ministers
OF state and eleven under-secretaries'
The new ministers are divided among
five Senators, eleven Deputies, and TWO,
Louis Loucheur and Albert Claveilie'
do not belong to Parliament. The
eleven under-secretaries are all mem
bers Of the Chamber of Deputies. SlN-
teen OF the new Cabinet have been MIN
isters or under-secretaries in previous
Cabinets and former premiers.
The Ribot ministry failed last sun
day night when NJ. Thomas withdrew
and Professor Paul Painleve followed
him. being unwilling to remain IN
Cabinet where the Unihed SoclaHs's
we're not represented. Professor ram
Levels first combination met the same
fate last Tuesday night when the I'M
fed Socialists also refused to cooperate
with him, principally because AleHah-
dro Ribot remained as a minister.
Poincare Insisted on Ribot
As President Poincare insisted on
Professor Painleva continuing his ell
fort TO form a ministry he resolved on
W Wednesday not to give the Soclaiis's
The French Ministry formed by FRO
lessor Paul Pain!eve, who IN addit'oh
TO becoming Premier, will continue 10
act as Minister Of War, follows:.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Alex,
sndcr Ribot; Minister of Justice, kaoui
Pcret; Minister of the Interior. Jules
Steeg; Minister of Marine, Charles
channel: Minister of Munitions, Louis
Louchcur: Minister OF Finance, LOUIS
Iucien Klotz; Minister of Colonies
Rene Besnard; Minister OF Transports
Albert Claveille; Minister of Educa..
ton. Daniel Vincent; Minister OF
Labor. Andre Rensrd; Minister ot
Commerce. Atienne Clementel; MIN
lister of Agriculture, Fernard DAVID;
Minister of Provisions. Maurice Long;
Minister for Mission Abroad, Franklin
Bouillon.
-Four Minister Of State are named
who also are members OF The war
Council. They are: Louis Barthou;
Leon Bourgeois, Paul Doumer and
Jean Dupuy.
Thomas Issues Statement
Albert Thomas Socialist member OF
the War Council, in statement 10 the
PARIS journal" to-day declared that
his refusal to collaborate with either
former Premier Ribot or with Premier
Painleve in forming a Cabinet was not
because of personalities involved, but
because of the question of the govern
ment programme, and especially OF the
will TO carry it out. =,
Neither he nor his party, said NJ.
Thomas, had ever placed veto on any
ma rticular erson. What he criticised
and what led 10 his withdrawal, not
thstanding many oints in common
with both the present and the former
premiers. was the general composition
of the Cabinet and the lack of pro-
gramme for reorganization, as we'll as
Tho formation of a War Committee
which lacked youth, vigor and power:
This attitude, he declared, represented
not merely his personal views, but also
those of his party.
NJ Thomas added that he did not see
how the action of the Unified Socialists
in taking the stand they did and de-
Ginning to participate in the formation
of ministry could be said to have
the national unity. He be
lieved they had done more for such
unity by frankly and freely raising the
question of the composition OF the gov
eminent than by maintaining IN the
Cabinet Fictitious unity on ill-dehned
bases. =,
The first duty toward the nation, NJ.
Thomas considered, was to make it re-
alize its true situation, and the first
condition for fruitful unity was that
it be not born of remuneration and
Kindness