Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
PA|NLEVE ACCEPTS
SUMMONS TO HEAD
CABINET IN FRANCE
Assured of Socialists Aid
and viii Have Three Men,
bers in Ministry.
BRAND HELD UNLIKELY
TO ACCEPT PORTFOLIO
Caillaux Called to Paris by New
Premier, But Appointment
Is Doubted

Rr the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 15.-Ofhcial announce
ment was made shortly after o'clock
this afternoon that eX-Premier Paul
Painleve, who had been invited by
President Doumergue to form a cab
met in succession to the Herriot min
istry, had accepted the invitation.
NJ. PainIeve arrived at the Palace
of the Elysee at 1907 pm. to give his
definite reply to President Doumer-
que. His visit followed closely as
surances by the Socialists that they
would participate in his government.
According to the present arrange
ments three Socialists will take Office
in the new ministry, two being Paul
Boncour and Alexandra Varennes.
Unless a change is made NJ. BRAND
will not take office. Painleve himself
assuming the portfolio of foreign
affairs.
Confusion LesSened.
NJ. Painleve's acceptance of the task
of forming a new ministry to some
extent has dissipated the confusion
reigning in the French political world.
He set about Immediately on the
problem before him and promised to
report what progress he makes dur
ing the rest of the day TO President
Doumergue at about 10 o'clock to-
night.
NJ. Painleve said, however, that he
did not expect to have a cabinet slate
completed before tomorrow morning.
His first steps were to consult with
President de Selves of the Senate and
with the presidents and reporters of
the finance committees of the Senate
and the House of Deputies.
Joseph Caillaux, ex-premier, who
re-entered politics after his rehabili-
tation by the amnesty act, will arrive
in Paris at I clock tonight from his
country home, according to reports in
the Chamber of Deputies.
1t was understood in the Chamber
that NJ. Caillaux is coming to Paris
in response to summons from NJ.
Painleve, but opinion is divided
whether the summons merely was. for
a consultation or whether Caillaux is
to be offered a seat in the cabinet.
Chamber Adjourns.
The Chamber of Deputies met this
afternoon, but after few minutes
session adjourned until pm. The
adjournment was at the request Of the
finance commission, where some hitch
occurred in connection with framing
the bill increasing the legal limit of
the currency circulation, thus regu-
larizing the agreement for the in
crease between the Bank of France
and the government.
When the chamber reassembled the
Socialist deputy NJ. Louis Marin
challenged the constitutional right of
the Herriot government, which does
not have the confidence of the Senate.
to introduce in the chamber the meas
Do 70
raise the legal limit of paper circu-
lation.
NJ. BRAND strongly urged the cham.
ber to ratify the convention with the
Bank of France, but NJ. Marin insisted
upon taking a vote whether the cham
Der should allow NJ. De MonZie TO in
troduce the bill.
Socialists Block BRAND.
BY its decision taken by the Ma.
tional Council yesterday not to have
a part in a ministry headed by NJ
BRAND, the Socialist party virtually
compelled the Seven-timeS premier tC
abandon the task of organizing a
cabinet, and, in the view of political
writer's, showed itself to the world
as a political dog in the manger.
NJ. Painleve should have no difficulty
in finding ministers, for not less than
l65 offers of collaboration reached
him yesterday afternoon and evening
Speculation is busy about the names
of possible members of the cabinet
1t is generally agreed that Anatole
de Monzie will continue in the post
of finance minister.
The Socialists appear to be aware
of the unfavorable light in which
&hey have been placed by their at
titude with respect to sharing in the
of
is reported that the national council
decided that in future the permanent
executive committee of the party
should have the right to pronounce
on the question of party members
taking office.
HERRIoT PLANS COMEBACK.