The Washington times., 1930-12-13
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President Doumergue Forces
Temporary Halt in Party
War by Dissolution Threat

War by Dissolution Threat
PARIS, Dec. 13 GN.SJ.-Ovcr
coming political impasse with a
threat Of Parliamentary dissolu
tion, Senator Theodore Steeg sue
ceeded today where two other mer
had failed, and formed ministry
He has announced his projected
government, bringing the minis
terial crisis to an end nine days
after the French senate voted
Andre Tardieu's regime out o1
power.
Enthusiasm Lacking
He appeared at Elysee Palace
and presented his cabinet to PreSi'
dent CASTOR Doumergue, with the
comment:
81 did the best I could"
This remark was induced some
what, perhaps, by the resignation
almost on the moment Of their
appointment, Of two undersecre,
taries. They explained that their
parties forbade their participation
in the ministry, giving a hint OF
the situation ahead.
M. Steeg found his solution to
the knotty problem by leaning
heavily on the moderate center OF
"the French political arena, rather
than seeking to reconcile right
and left, whose uncompromising
warfare nullified all efforts OF
Premier Designates Louis Barthou
and Pierre Laval to set up a
cabinet.
BRAND Retains Post
Aristide BRAND retained the
portfolio of the foreign office.
Because Of his outstanding repu-
tation on international affairs
and his long service in that Of
flee, he has been more or less
looked upon as a permanent
holder of that portfolio.
The ministry of the interior
was given to Georges Leygues. a
Left Republican, taken into the
new cabinet as a compromise in
place of Andre Tardieu. Objec-
tion by radicals to inclusion of
the latter in any ministry proved
an effective stumbling block to
M. Barthou and M. Laval.
Former Premier Paul Painleve,
accepted the post of Air Minister.
M. Steeg, in addition to the pre-
miership, followed the French Gus
tom of retaining an additional
portfolio and choose that of the
colonies.
BarthOw War Minister
Henri Cheron stepped into the
office of Vice Premier and Min
lister of Justice; Louis Barthou
was designated Minister of War;
" Camille Chautemps, Minister of
Education; Louis Loucheur, Min
lister of Commerce; Albert Sar-
raut, Minister Of the Navy; Victor
Boret, Minister of Agriculture,
Louis Germain. Martin of Finance.
The remaining posts were dis
tributed as follows: M. Frinda,
Minister of Labor: M. Queuille,
Minister of Health; M. Danielou.
Minister of Merchant Marine; M.
Thomeyre, Minister of Pensions;
M. Daladier, Minister of Public
, Works and M. Bonnet, Minister of
Posts. Maurice Palmade was ap.
pointed Minister Of the Budget
BRAND, was the only hold-over
from the Tardieu Ministry.
Must Face Parliament
Before the new governn nent can
function, however, a vote Of con
fidence will have to be extracted
from parliament. The threat by
President CASTOR Doumergue tC
dissolve the legislative body and
the existing political chaos nc
: doubt will exert powerful pressure
on the deputies to approve the
Steeg Cabinet.
A survey of the new ministry
shows that the government will
command votes from both the cen.
ter and left, but its majority re
mains too limited to guarantee q
cabinet able to weather sudden
political squalls.
M. Steeg is former resident.
governor of French Morocco and
has long political experience. He
, had membership in several minis.
tries and Is senator from the de.
partment Of the Seine. He is 81
years old.