BRIAND’S NEW TACTICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 22 June 1926, Page 7

BRIAND’S NEW TACTICS.

Sop To Nationalist Bloc. POINCARE MAY BE IN CABINET. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright Router's Telegrams. (Received Juno 21. 7.C0 p.m.) PARIS, June 20. That the idea of forming a Cabinet of tho Nation* 1 Union has been abandoned as impossible, was mentioned by M. Brinnd in an interview. Though he intimated liis desire to give the new Cabinet the broadest possible basis he intends first to invito the support of tho Bloc National hv offering M. Poincare a portfolio.

COLOUR OF HIS REPUTATION. .’WHY M. HERRIOT FAILED. By Cable —Press Association Copyright. “Tho Times." (Received Juno 21, 7.10 p.m.) PARIS, Juno 20. M. Harriot failed in tho formation of a Cabinet, because although his programme omitted objectionable Socialist proposals, such as the capital levy, he could' not pensuado prominent Moderates that tho colour of Ins financial policy was more significant that the colour .of his reputation, therefore, although it was announced at midnight on Saturday that M. Horriot’s projected Ministry was almost completed, the Moderates rebelled because they wore not given control of tho Cabinet. M. Brinnd can now therefore turn to the Right for support, with an easy .conscience, without the support of diffident Radicals and Socialists, who realised that it was impossible for their parties at present to form a. Cabinet. REFUSALS TO SERVE. M. HERRIOT NOT WANTED. 2y Cable—Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association PARIS, June 20. M. Herriot’s failure to form a Cabinet was duo to the inability of the members he intended for the Cabinet to agree as regards the financial policy. After informing President Doumergue of his inability to form a Cabinet, M. IJerriot declared that he had formed a plan for financial rehabilitation, permitting of . the simplification of the system of taxation and a reduction of excessive taxes, but sotting aside for sinking fund exceptional resources ot inherited or acquired wealth. He conferred all night long successively with members of the prospective Cabinet. Following came several refusals of portfolios, and finally he gave up tho task. M. Brinnd agreed to form, a Cabinet.