Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-17
NO ENTHUSIASM OVER
CABINET OF BRAND
Newspapers Express Disappoint
Inent Over What They Term
PATCHWORK" Ministry

Isy Associated Press tc Every Evening
Paris, Jan. i7.--Prcmicrr Lloyd George
and BRAND will meet for u conference on
German disarmament and other matters
now awaiting settlement on january 20,
it WINS announced here today
Paris. Jan. i7.-Little enthusiasm was
today evinced by ncwspapcrs oi Paris
over the new BRAND cabinet the DEGREES
IL nppointment of which were printed thiH
morning IN the of cial journal, Espee-
tatian of n great national administration
raised by Rsoul Pcret, who on Saturday
announced his failure 10 form govern
mcnt, were not realized In the cabinet
chosen by NJ. BRAND.
The journal said ut contains every
element except Simon pure royalists and
| colnipunists," and the Figaro openly ex-
pressed it's disappointment, saying; is
tb. us,inl patchwork ministry, according
| to the prn~war formula.
| The significance of the appointment
| of Artistide BRAND as president OF Coun-
1 ell of the republic was not lost upon the
people Of this city. They recalled his
| friendship with Georges Clemsnoeau who
| while head of the French government
assisted in framing the treaty Of Versailles,
and the close ties uniting him with Ray-
mond Poincare. who has stood for the
strict enforcement Of the Versailles pact.
Speaking before Parliament and in com
mittee meetings, NJ BRAND has insisted
that the treaty must be carried out and
that the interests OF France Ia the neat
east must be served.
Paris, Jan. IT.--Aristide BRAND, for
merlv French prime minister, suceeeded
Yesterday in the task undertaken by him
Saturday TO form a cabinet In succession tu
the ministry Of Premier Iseyeties, which
resigned last Wednesday.
Besides the premier ship, NJ, BRAND
takes the ministry Of foreign Affairs
Louis Barihou becomes minister Of wHi
and Paul Duinief minister of finance
shortly before @ 30 o clock last night NJ
BRAND presented the official cabinet LEI
80 President Milerand
The ministry is made M as follows.
Premier md minister of foreign AT
fairs, Aristide BRAND
Minister of Justice NJ BonneYay.
Interior. Pierre MarTaud.
War, Lnnis Bnfthuu
Mafine, Gabriel Gnisthau.
Finance, Paul Doumer.
Public instruction, Victor Bcrafi
Agriculture, Edmond Lefebvre d.
Prey.
Commerce. IIuci0n Dior.
Labor Daniel Vincent.
Pensions, Andre Maginut
Public works, Yves lie Trouuer
Liberated regions, Louis Loucheur,
'nIt il not The great cabinet but Il
is a great cabinet ] have formed, saio
Premier BRAND last evening
MY ministers and myself viii he busy
men looking after Frances interna
affairs We have confidence that th'
American administration will look. aitei
its own affairs. II may be Republi
can, it may be Democratic-it matters
little: IL is always pro-French, an
sure Please tell them that in America
) Those who have beer in France fol
many years understand that we are not
a militstist nation. We have the warm
, est desire TO be on friendly footing viii
the British and American nations, hu'
, there is a pact signed al Versailles whlcl
must be fulfilled. | trust that in th'
. nulfilment of that nact We come not IL
contest with our friends
"My ministry will make its bow in th'
. chamber Tuesday. IL uay be that
representative of France viii meet thI
British and Italian delegates the mex
day. have asked for no postponemcnt
/, France will meet thes foreign delegatc
j and discuss questions of tnternauona
! interest IA if there were no ministerial oss
, is in France,
4 The general impression in politiea
circles II that the cabinet as consti
tuted lJy NJ BRAND is a very powerful
element, although MANY are deplorni
the absence of NJ. poincarc and Vivian
from tho combination.
NJ BRAND has succeeded in formin
fis seventh cabinet, which. rs he say
himself. cmbodies national unity
London. Jan IL. - II has bee
= unanimously decided bv the italian Cab
Z net. SAYS an Exchange Telegraph dl'
patch from Rome, that in the comm
> supreme Council in Paris If vill be m
e Possible for Italy 70 support any meas
= uro calculated TO force Germany TO fu
fiji in their entirety the obligations {
I the Versailles treaty CT any measure
| force Turkey 10 accept the prsseut dn
! position as regards the Near Easter
! situation.