Evening star., 1925-04-18
PA|NLEVE SUCCESS
HANGS ON TISSUES
Socialists Withhold Support
Pending Financial and
Religious Statement.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 1S.-The new cabinet
met this morning for it's first real
grapple with the details of the for
midable tasks before it, the first of
which is to reconcile Foreign Minister
Brands advocacy of the maintenance
of q French Ambassador at the Vati
can with the opposition of this course
by the majority in the Chamber Of
Deputies, and second, to overcome the
eventual opposition of the Socialists
to a financial policy that excludes q
capital levy.
Both OF these questions must be
treated frankly in the ministerial dec.
laration now being prepared by
Premier Painleve and which will be
read to the Chamber and Senate next
Tuesday. The Socialists have already
warned the premier that the govern
ment's declaration must be clear and
categorical on the fipancial question
and that until it is forthcoming the
Socialist group will reserve its atti
tude toward the Aew government.
Socialist Support Essential.
The attitude of the moderate con
servative groups shows that the cab
met would have great difficulty in
finding a majority in the chamber il
the Socialists abandon it. even if it is
decided to adopt a conciliatory policy
regarding the religious conflict. For
eign Minister Brands intention is
said by his friends to be to allow the
Senate and Chamber TO pass on al
questions of a religious character
without posing the question of con
fidence
Discussing his policy after the cab
/ met meeting, the finance minister, NJ
CaillauN. said:
II must not be expected to product
exceptional or extraordinary solu
tions. 1t must be remembered that il
income tax. (M. Caillaux was finance
minister when the income tax wa:
first put into effect in France)
II shall confine myself for the pres
ent to consideration of immediate anC
practical measures which must not be
regarded as final solutions
Veterans Oppose CaiIlaux.
II was announced this afternoon
that the Association of French WaI
Veterans was organizing a demon
stration for o'clock this evening a;
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, ir
protest against the return of Gail
laux to power"
Among the general public greatest
interest attaches to the financial sec
ton of the statement. NJ. Caillaux, as
the new finance minister, is undoubt
edly the man of the hour.
Lucien Chassaigne, managing edi
tor of LIE Journal, who is credited
with a knowledge of the ideas under
lying CaillauX's financial program
he fS- lAF H.
mined opponent of any sort of capita
levy. He considers the financial con
dition of the country is inseparabls
from the economic, and perhaps ever
subordinate to it.
Has Trade Balance.
The economic situation is incon
testibly good, Mr.. Chassaigne goes or
France alone in Europe has a favor
able trade balance; she alone has nc
unemployment, position which was
formerly regarded as a certain sigr
of prosperity.
NJ. Caillaux believes that all purely
financial measures are doomed II
advance unless accompanied by cor
responding economic measures. There
fore, the finance minister must be
absolute master of the nations purse
strings, with the undisputed right tc
suppress or reduce appropriations fol
the other ministers departments wher
he deems such action necessary il
the interest of the State. He is saiC
to have made this an absolute con
dition before agreeing even to con
slider acceptance of the portfolio.
The first part of his program, then
says NJ. Chassaigne, provides fol
rapid adoption of the budget and 6
general speeding up of the taxes due
| and in arrears, which ought to &c
far toward relieving the plight of the
| treasury.