Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
BRAND IS CALLED
BY FRANCE TO PICK
NEW PARIS CABINET
Doumergue Summons Veter-
an "Maker of Ministries" to
Form His Twelfth.
STATESMAN TAKES POST
KNOWING DIFFICULTIES
Hopes for Peaceful Europe Bright
en- as Conciliator Takes
Control.
b. Radio to The Star.


PARIS, July 27.-Aristide BRAND,
foreign minister OF France, at o'clock
tonight accepted the commission ten
dered him by President CASTOR Dou-
mergue to form his twelfth govern
ment
At noon the Poincare cabinet in body
had submitted its resignation to the
President of the republic after Premier
Raymond Poincare himself had made IL
clear that his decision of last night to
withdraw from Office because of his
serious illness was irrevocable.
President Doumergue summoned NJ.
BRAND. veteran maker of cabinets. to
the Elysee Palace tonight. after con-
versations he had held throughout the
day with political leaders of every
shade of opinion indicated their almost
unanimous demand that the man who
10 times before had directed the affairs
of the French nation should again take
the helm.
Despite this unanimity as to who
should be premier, the political Situa-
ton tonight is seen in a more serious
light than was the case when M. Poin-
care first made it clear last night that
his illness would force him to resign.
BRAND May Look to Left.
It was at first believed that M.
BRAND, recognized Immediately as the
only logical man to succeed his stricken
chief, would form a government as
nearly as possible like that which end
ed its term this morning. But it now
appears that the premier-to-be will look
for support in the Chamber of Deputies
farther to the Left, with view to hav-
ing backing which he cannot otherwise
obtain for his far-reach!ng program of
foreign policy including acceptance Of
the Young plan, evacuation of the
Rhineland and Franco-German en-
tente as first step toward a United
States of Europe"
In fact, almost the sole care of M
BRAND in choosing his associates will
be to build governmental machine
which will back him as a unit through
out the forthcoming i1tergovernmental
conference at the Hague, which. in M.
Brands own words, is to have as its
purpose the liquidation of war"
To secure this backing NJ BRAND is
virtually under the necessity of bringing
Radicals and Radical Socialists into the
government, move which almost cer-
tainly will mean the alienation of a
considerable share of the members of
the Republican Democratic Union, or
Marin group, the bulwark of the gov
eminent that ratified the debt accords.
Radicals Favor Evacuation.
Tho great majority of the Marin
group oppose evacuation of the Rhine
land. The Radical Socialists are solid
for evacuation. Thus M. BRAND per-
haps will be under the hard necessity of
turning his back on the Deputies who,
against their will. supported the most
recent government in its battle for debt
ratification, in order to find in the
ranks of those who voted against rati-
f1cation adherents for his liberal inter-
national program-a program calculated
to wipe out the stains of the last war
and make new one impossible.
It is not unlikely, however. that M.
BRAND will find some of the Marin
group willing to go with him in foreign
policy and il such proves to be the
case. it is possible that one or two of
its members may work in the cabinet
with members drawn from the ranks Of
the Radical Socialists.
In any case it is generally conceded
that M. BRAND is faced with difficult
situation. and it is probable that he will
not complete the selection Of his asso-
ciates before Monday or Tuesday.
Queried as he left the Elysee Palace
shortly after o'clock tonight. BRAND
said: The President of the Republic
has asked me to form government,
and although the situation is difficult
I could not see my way clear to refuse.
/ accepted the task"
BRAND Calls On Poincare.
When the cabinet last night, re-
ceived NJ Poincare's letter announcing
his decision to resign. it named M.
BRAND and Louis Barthou, minister OF
Justice. as committee Of two to wait
upon the premier with view to trying
to persuade him to continue AS nominal
head of the government, while his aides
took upon themselves the actual charge
of the country's affairs.
M. BRAND and Barthou called at the
sick mans home before 10 o'clock this
morning and conversed with their CHIEF
more than 20 minutes. They called his
attention to other cases where heads OF
governments and foreign ministers had
taken long periods of repose. while
holding their position, but all in vain.
M. Poincare had decided, and declined
to change his decision.
M BRAND made it clear tonight that
when he goes before the Chamber OF
Deputies next week to present his pros
pective government. he will demand
big ma iority vote, giving full authority
to the French delegation to The Hague
conference to represent the interests OF
country. M. BRAND himself will head
the delegation. At 1890 o'clock this
morning the cabinet, with President
Doumergue in the chair convened and
heard the report OF Foreign Minister
BRAND and Minister of Justice Bar
thou. They made it clear that there
was no chance whatever that M. Poin-
care would change his decision. The
cabinet then drew up the following let