Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
YOUNG MEN Join
tAVAL'S CABINET
Premier to Take Over
Brands Duties, Naming
Tardieu Minister of War.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, January 1f.-Fleiie Laval
one of the youngest Of French premiers,
began his preparations for the coming
international conferences today with a
new cabinet Of youth.
The new cabinet the eighty-seventh
under the third Republic, was approved
by President Paul Doumer last night.
In place of the veteran Aristide BRAND
foreign minister for the last six years
and called the "peacemaker of Europe"
M. Laval himself will occupy the for
eign Office as well as the premiership.
For minister Of war to succeed the
later Andre Maginot, the premier select
al his former members. Andre Tardieu,
noted French journalist and disciple OF
the late NJ. Clemenceau, tiger OF
France. .. ,,,,,,
On the shoulders of these two VIII
fall the chief burden of the coming
reparations and disarmament confer
ences.
Cathala Gets Interior Post
To succeed himself in the important
oost of minister of interior, M. Laval
Selected 38-year-old Pierre Cathala,
disciple of himself and M. Tardleu, ana
to follow M Tardieu as minister OF
agriculture he picked young AchlIe
Fould. Both these latter were unoer-
secretaries in the old cabinet.
M BRAND, veteran OF many confer
ences, prepared meanwhile 10 go oacS
To the serenity of his farm at Coeherel
and his fishing in an effort to memo
his broken health quitting the stage OF
nolitics, on which he has played lead
ing role for 80 years. His physicians
have ordered a complete rest for him,
but he was expected before ne leaves 10
give the premier definite reply 10 tne
request that he continue to serve as
minister without portfolio, doing what
ever his health permits, possibly serving
as permanent representative OF france
at the League Of Nations.
The personnel of the rest OF the
cabinet remains as it was. Inc oecrees
Establishing the new government were
unfinished today in the official journal
and the ministers are expected to holo
their first formal meeting next TUESDAY
morning.
Mentions BRAND in Communique.
Premier Laval made a special refer
ence to M. BRAND in the communlque
oficiallv announcing the formatlon OF
"In the course of the visit I paid to
NJ BRAND" he said, Il strongly ana
affectionately insisted that he continue
TO bring to the government the penent
of his authority and experience IN any
form in which he felt able to give II.
expect to talk with him again on tnlS
subject L.r -
IDENTITIES who have been supporters OF
the foreign policy of M. BRAND an
noI,nced today that they will interpret
late premier Laval on his foreign policy
as soon as possible. Radical deputies
addressed a memorial to M. BRAND ex-
pressing their confidence in him ana
afirming constant fidelity to his Ideals
Of peace.
Well Drilled In Foreign Relations.
The Iaval-Tardieu team is one well
drilled in foreign relations. Inc pre-
mier. although his experience IN the
world of diplomacy dates only from
the formation of his FIRST caplnet lew
days less than a year ago, was France
s,,okesn1an during the past Summer and
Autumn in conversations at Lonoon,
Periin and washington. He became
the first premier to welcome a German
chancellor on French soil since the
Franco-Prussian War Of 1870, when ne
was host to Chancellor Heinrich Bruen-
ing at PARIS. L.,.
mains perpetually young In the eyes
Of France and the world. He was
elected TO the Chamber OF deputies In
1914. Previously he had been foreign
news editor Of lie Temps, noted PARIS
newspaper. He served in the army our
- - 49, opd uaS wounded three
times.
staunch disciple Of the gnarled war
premier. M. Clemenceau, he refused
membership in the cabinet three times
between the years 1919 and 1924 IN
order to maintain his defense OF the
Tigers policies.
Cathala's Rise Phenomenal
M. Cathala, the new minister OF IN
terror, on whose shoulders may IAN tne
task of securing approval OF the 40
ministration during the next eiecCion
campaign, is a lawyer and former sec
retarv of the French Bar Association.
His rise TO a cabinet position has been
almost phenomenal. He is serving MS
first term in Parliament.
The newspapers welcomed the Laval
Tardieu- Flandin combination, interpret
ing the appointment OF Tardleu 10 the
war ministry as an indicatlon ttlat
France will be well represented at the
disarmament conference next month,
Henri Berenger, who negotiated the
Recommendation debt accord. warned IN
his newspaper that France will neither
be stripped at Lausanne nor disarmed
at Geneva"
within the framework of existing
treaties" he wrote, I'VE possess the right
to insure respect for Frances claim to
reparations. Do people take US Tor
fools? Those who insist the IoudeSt
that we diSarm are arming more heaV-
ilv than ever. We know what is 60
ing on"