Evening star., 1925-10-26
CA|LLAUX REFUSES
TO RESIGN AND Be
GOAT FOR CABINET
Reported to Have Defied
PainIeve's Request That
He Quit Post.
DENIES HE'S RESPONSIBLE
FOR MINISTERIAL CRISIS
BRAND Is Taken With Violent
Nosebleed After Session, But
Clash Is Secuted.
Rv the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS October 26.-The internal
dissension in the Painleve cabinet
came To head today at a meeting
which had been called as the pre-
liminary to one under the chairma n
ship of President Doumergue for final
decision on the financial program.
While the ministers adjourned with
out definite action and the meeting
with the President was postponed
until tomorrow, the breach between
Finance Minister Caillaux on the one
hand and Premier Painleve and For
eian Minister BRAND on the other
reached a point considered in politi-
cal quarters as beyond healing.
NJ. CaillauN this morning is report
ed to have fatty refused a request
by Premier Painleve for his reSigna-
ton. The finance minister said he
had come to the meeting in purSu-
ance of his duties TO present his
projects for the financial restoration
of the country.
Won't BE SCapegOat.
He had no intention of being made
Scapegoat for the whole govern
ment, which was equally responsible
with him for the present situation
lie declared vehemently that he would
not, by resigning. let it appear to
the country that he was in any way
accountable for the ministerial crisis.
The cabinet then listened to his
plans for StabiliZation of finances. but
put over action on them until to-.
morrow.
Echoes of the violent discussion
reached the lobbies of the war minis
try where about 100 reporters were
awaiting the result Of the meeting.
Foreign Minister BRAND was taken
with a violent nose bleed after the
session and it was announced that he
would be unable to preside over the
League of Nations council meeting
on the lGarian question this
afternoon.
Fresh Crown of ThOrnS.
News of the foreign ministers in
disposition at first caused great eX-
citement. being momentarily taken
as evidence that the wordy quarrel
between the ministers had developed
into a physical clash. 1t was, how
ever, only the return of a slight
trouble to which NJ. BRAND is subject.
His place at the League council Is
being taken by Premier Painleve.
NJ. CailleuX in his grim fighting
spirit, declared in an address before
the electors in his department of the
Sarthe Yesterday, Il expect fresh
crowns of thorns on my still bleed
ing brow and said he was deter
mined to battle to the bitter end
against the capital levy. he asserted.
Powerful financiereS and great in
dustrial interests, know that such a
law would create disorder and be
highly propitious for big money-mak-
ing operations.
Denies Asking Resignation.
This being the situation, the only
way for Premier Painleve to eliminate
his finance minister is to resign with
all his ministers. Then, as the pre-
mier would not have been beaten by
a vote in the Chamber of Deputies,
President Doumergue, in accordance
with usage, would call upon Premier
Painleve to form another cabinet,
which he could do without giving NJ.
CaillauX a portfolio, himself either
taking the ministry of finance or Civ
ing it TO Louis Loucheur or some other
man.
The semi-official Havas Agency this
afternoon said that Premier Painleve
formally denied that he asked Finance
Minister CaillauX to resign during to-
days cabinet meeting. The premier
also denies that violent discussions"
took place before or during today's
meeting.