Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-29
for Support 0bviated
by Selection of Ready
Made Ministry.
CHOICE IS APPROVED
BY FRENCH PRESIDENT
Proximity of Hague Conference on
Reparations Brought
Quick Action.
Nv the Associated Press.


PARIS, July 29.-Aristide BRAND,
Frances new premier, will retain in
tact the cabinet of his predecessor,
Raymond Poincare, save that M Poin-
care will not be included in it. M.
BRAND will hold the post of premier
and the portfolio of foreign affairs, the
latter of which was his in the Poin-
care cabinet
The premier called at the Elysee
Palace at noon and told President Dou-
mergue his decision. The president con-
Cured and then M. BRAND called his
cabinet meeting for 5 pm. There was
a possibility, since the cabinet was un-
changed, he would dispense with the
formality of Representing his ministers
to the president.
BRAND Pleased With Cabinet.
Prior to announcing his decision TO
the President, Premier BRAND had tried
to broaden his political support with ad-
dition of some ministers without port
folio and possibly some undersecre-
taries Of state, all of which posts would
have gone to Radical-Socialist members
Of the chamber.
The idea was rejected, however, to-
day at a party council. 1t was under
stood, the new premier would have
Radical-Socialist support in the main,
pending problems of foreign affairs,
such as negotiations with Germany and
affairs of the League of Nations.
Edouard Herriot, RadicaI-Socialist
mayor of Lyon, was quite willing to
come into the cabinet without insist
ing on a portfolio, but hardly had ne
expressed his willingness before his
party disapproved the idea and he took
the first train back to Lyons.
the retention of his old cabinet, ap-
parently realizing it was a makeshift
solution at best and would have to be
shifted sooner or later to appease DO
litical appetites. His time before OPEN
ing at the Hague of the conference on
! reparations, however, was too short to
experiment further.
Left Wing Predominates.
The personnel of M. Brands ministry,
arranged by party groupings, follows:
RIGHT.
Republican Deomcratic Union -
Georges Bonnefous, minister of COM
merce.
CENTER.
Republican Democratic and Social
party-LouiS Bartou, minister of JUS
tice; Henri Cheron, minister of finance.
Democratic and Social action-Andre
Mag1not. minister of the colonies.
Lett Republican party-Andre Tar
dieu, minister of the interior; Georges
Leygues, minister of marine.
LEFT.
Republican Socialist and French
Socialist party-Aristide BRAND, premier
and foreign minister; Paul Painleve,
minister OF war; Jean Hennessy, minis
ter of agriculture; Louis Anterior, min
lister of pensions. and Pierre Forgot,
minister OF public works and transport.
Left RadicalS-Louis Loucheur, min
lister of labor, and Laurent Eynac, min
lister of aviation.
Left Democrats-Pierre Marraud,
minister of public instructions and the
fine arts.
These ministers were appointed
November IL, 1928, when after cabinet
crisis M. Poincare reconstructed his
government.
Choice Obviates Juggling.
President Doumergue agreed that the
old cabinet could obtain without diff
Guilty a vote of confidence from Parlia-
ment that would send NJ BRAND to the
Young plan conference and Geneva
with adequate authority and prestige.
1t has been suggested that the cabinet
appear in Parliament on Friday, but it
vanced, although 1t will take some time
to reassemble the Chamber of Deputies
and Senate which have adjourned.
The retention of the old cabinet
obviated the need of political Juggling.
AS the reparation plan conference is
still set for August 6, little time was
left for party negotiations which would
necessarily have been long in the pres
ent state of Parliament. Had M. BRAND
made any changes he would have been
faced with the problem Of forming a
cabinet on the basis of what the polit-
ical leaders thought equitable.
After leaving the. >Elysee Palace, NJ
BRAND said frankly that he had hoped
simply to enlarge the governments ma
jority by the addition of men from the
Radical Socialist ranks and recalled
that M.SPoincare himself had had this
in mind.
II regret that could not enlarge the
cabinet, but hope that it will not pre-
vent me from enlarging the majority"
said the new premier. MY cabinet
therefore is ready-made one and
remains what it was with this differ
ence, that 1t no longer has at its head
my friend, Raymond Poincare, which
deprives 1t of great force
Final decision regarding M. Poin-
cares operation doubtless will be taken
tomorrow at medical consultation, but
it Is expected soon. as the former
premier Is considered by his physicians
in excellent condition for it.
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