FRENCH JOURNALIST MINISTERS.

Evening Star, Issue 13002, 22 December 1906, Page 6

FRENCH JOURNALIST MINISTERS.

The ‘Figaro’ calls attention to the number of journalists in the now French Cabinet, and says that from a professional point of view, and apart from politics, it constitutes a triumph for journalism. Out of the twelve Ministers cam peeing the Cabinet, there aro no lower than eight who have written for the Press. They are the Prime Minister himself and then MM. Thomson. Picbon, Viviam, Burthen, Briard, Caillaux, and Doumorgue, without counting two of the Under-Secretaries of State, M. Albert Sarrant and M : Simyan. who mar also claim to be journalists. The ‘Figaro’’ adds: “It is not, therefore, true to say that while tho_ path of journalism loads to everything, it is only on condition of abandoning it.” (The writer evidently here refers to the well-known saying

of M. Thiers: “On pent avoir cl* journalist®, maieil no faut pas le Tester.”) ** '1 here are people, on the contrary, who remain faithful to it after their future ; s assured. Besides, it is a well-known fact that the two professions' - which have always ruled in the Chamber aro those of journalism and medicine. These two honorable professions could of themselves almost form a majority.”