NEW CABINET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22941, 20 January 1938, Page 11

NEW CABINET

CHAUTEMPS' TEAM RADICALJWAJORITY SOCIALISTS LEFT OUT SUPPORT PROMISED HEAVY TASK FACED By Telograph—Press Association—Copyright PARIS, Jan. 18 M, Chautemps has formed a new Cabinet consisting of 18 Radicals and two Republican Socialists. It includes the following:— Prime TVlinister.—M. Chautemps. War.—M. Daludier. Navy.—M. William Bertrand. Air.—M. Guy le Chambre. Interior. —M. Sarraut. Justice.—M. Campinchi. Finance.— M. Marchandeau, Foreign Affairs.—M. Delbos. Commerce.—M. Pierre Cot.

Minister Without Portfolio.—M. Bonnet, who will co-ordinate tho financial and economic policy. Tho Radicals, with under-secretary-ships, have 28 posts out of 33. Although M. Blum's Socialists are not represented in the Cabinet, their voto to support the Government was carried by 88 votes to 25 on M. Dormoy's motion, after M. Blum's appeal, emphasising tho dangers of tho international and domestic situation and the Socialists' tremendous responsibility if Franco continued without a. Cabinet.

M. Chautemps, in a statement, said: "Wo are facing a heavy task. Wo must ensure that Universal suffrage prevails, maintain the soundness of the finances and prepare social laws guaranteeing collaboration between capital and labour." » The Cabinet immediately began to study M. Chautemps' draft of a Ministerial programme, which will ho presented to the Chamber on Friday.

The personnel of M. Chautemps' late Cabinet was:—M. Chautemps (Radical Socialist), Prime Minister; M. Leon Bltim (Socialist), deputy-Prime Minister; MM. Paul Faure (Socialist), Albert Sarraut (Radical Socialist) and Maurice Viollette (Radical Socialist), Ministers of State; M. Yvon Delbos (Radical Socialist), Foreign Affairs; M. Edouard Daladier (Radical Socialist), Defence; M. Georges Bonnet (Radical Socialist), Finance; M. Marx Dormoy (Socialist), Interior; M. Pierre Cot (Radical Socialist), Aviation; M. Cesar Campinchi (Socialist), Marino; M. Vincent Auriol (Socialist), Justice; M. Andro Fevrier (Socialist), Labour; M. Fernand Chapsal (Radical Socialist). Commerco; M. Mnrius Moutet (Socialist), Colonies; M. Georges Monnet (Socialist), Agriculture; M. Albert Riviere (Socialist), Pensions; M. Henri Queille (Radical Socialist), Public Works; M. Jean Lebas (Socialist), Post and Telegraph; M. Marx Rucart (Radical Socialist), Health; M. Jean Zay (Radical Socialist), Education.

STORMY MEETING M. BLUM'S PARTY PARIS, Jan. 18 Prance awoke this morning to the fifth day of the political crisis to discover the situation becoming more complicated each hour. After hectic allnight , wrangling the members of the Socialist Party adjourned at 7.30 a.m. M. Blum's resolution favouring a Cabinet with Rightist leanings was defeated at 4.30 a.m. Then a resolution was moved refusing to participate in the Government, but the Parliamentary group was instructed to act in agreement with other sections of the Popular Front.

It appears that the onus was thrust on the Communists, who are known to desire office, being dissatisfied with not holding portfolios in the previous Government.

Finally tho. Socialists at their resumed meeting decided to support M. Chautemps with his Cabinet provided he retained the Popular Front programme.

The Communists passed a motion against M. Chautemps, who later announced that he had formed a Radical Cabinet chiefly from Ministers of the last Government, in addition to Socialist Republican Unionists led by M. PaulBoncour. This group and tho Radical Socialists passed a resolution supporting M. Chautemps. EUROPEAN APPEASEMENT BRUSSELS, Jan. 18 Dr. van Zeeland's report on the appeasement of Europe has been delayed until the settlement of the French crisis.