Evening star., 1926-03-09
Accepts Cal to Make New
Effort to Lift Nation
From Financial Bog.
HERRI0T REFUSES PLEA
TO TAKE PREMIERSHIP
Even Deputies Who Voted, Eight
times Ministry Head Ont Urge
Him to Return.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 9.-Aristide Briand.
veteran French statesman. today ac-
cepted a mandate from President
Doumergue to form his ninth cabinet.
to succeed the one which fell last
Saturday.
Once more NJ. Briand proved to he
the only French leader willing to at
tempt to lead the country out of the
financial bog in which 1t has been
floundering.
AS he left the Elysee Palace this
afternoon after notifying the Presi-
dent of his acceptance. he said: I'm
view of the present situation of my
country I have told the President
that I did not feel I had the right to
refuse to attempt the task he did me
the great honor to offer me. | Will
do my best to form a cabinet and
hone to give President Doumergue
definite answer. this evening
Herriot Refuses Post.
The veteran statesman was called
in after Edouard Herriot. radical
leader had declined to attempt the
formation of a concentration" min
istrv of the left and had recommend
ed that BRAND be sent back to the
League meetings in Geneva will all
his former power
The BRAND ministry resigned Sat
urday after failure of vote of con-
fidence on the sales tax provision of
Its budget program.
The demand that NJ. BRAND sue
ceed himself as premier with perhaps
another finance minister than NJ.
Doumer. was insistent from all
quarters. All persons who were called
in by President Doumergue for con-
sultation. advised him to request NJ.
BRAND again tn head the govern
ment.
1t is said that even deputies wrom
NJ. BRAND declared were "congenital-
" inca pa BILE" of dealing with finan-
cial affairs. bitterly repent having
been instrumental in overthrowing
his cabinet in the Chamber last Sat
urday.
1t is declared that they will well
come him back to the premiership
with open arms.
Will Go Back TO Geneva.
NJ BRAND announced that he would
call on the President again at 2
O'Clock this evening. BY that time, 1t
Is believed in well informed circles. he
will be able not only to give Nj.
Doumergue his final acceptance. but
also will have gathered together the
ma jority of the members of his new
ministry.
1t is considered likely that the new
cabinet may be definitely formed by
IL o'clock tomorrow morning. and pre-
sented to the President tomorrow
afternoon. thus permitting NJ. Briani
to begin his return journey to Geneva
for the league meetings at s o'clock
that night.
The nucleus of the new cabinet, ac
cording to the best information OBJ
tainable this afternoon, will be:
Premier. and minister of foreign
affairs, Aristide BRAND.
War minister. Paul Painleve.
Minister Of marine, Georges Ley.
cues.
There is a strong probability that
Raoul Peret, former president of the
Chamber of Deputies. will undertake
the difficult task at the finance min
istry.
NJ. BRAND announced this afternoon
that he was leaving for Geneva Thurs
day. This was interpreted to mean
that the makeup of the abinet was al
ready decided upon, with the excep-
ton of the post of finance minister.
and that this would be filled late this
evening or early tomorrow.