NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20459, 10 November 1934, Page 1

NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.

M. Flandin Announces His Cabinet. United Press Assn.—P*y Electrte Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS. November S. M. Flandin is the youngest Premier in the history of the French Republic. He is forty-five years of age, and stands 6ft Gin high. To-day’s brief session of the Chamber of Deputies ended with cries from the Left of “ Down With the Assas sins! ” and shouts from the Right and Centre of “ Vive Doumerguc! The Cabinet meeting, despite i*. mechanical procedure, did not lack drama, inasmuch as it turned the last page of the last chapter of the public service of “ Papa ” Doumcrgue. whose, wife quietly awaited him outside hU office while he cleared up his papers preparatory to handing them over to M. Flandin on Friday. Personnel of Cabinet. The new Cabinet has been officially ; announced as follows: ! President of the Council—M. Pierre I Flandin (Right Republican), j Foreign Affairs—M. Pierre Laval (In:dependent). 1 Finance—M. Louis Germain-Martin j ( Left Radical). i Marine—M. Francois Pietri (Right j Republican). ‘ Air—General Denain (Independent). I Colonies—M. Jacques Rollin (Centre ; Republican). 1 Pensions—M Rivollet (Radical So- | cialist). j Justice —M. Pernut (Centre Republican). | Interior—M. Regnier (Right Re--1 publican). j Education M. Mallarme (Left i Radical). ' War—General Maur (non-party). 1 Public Works— M. i., (Left ! Republican). ! Commerce—M. ndeau (Radical Socialist). ; Agriculture—M. Cassez (Centre Re , publican). Labour—M. JacquVr (Left Radical) Post and TelegrU* hs—M Mendel I (Right Republican). Mercantile Marine -M. Guillaume .Bertrand (Radical Socialist). Health—M. Henri O euille (Radical Socialist). Ministers without pofXfolio: M. Edouard Herriot (Radical Socialj ist). M. Louis Marin (Republican Centre). This Cabinet is balanced similarly to M. Doumergue’s. M. Flandin, in announcing the name.' said that the truce continued and tha». i differences had been forgotten. No Violence Yet. The police have been reinforced n ; the city, which is comparatively qui t except for parading bands of studen and members of youth organisation whom the police keep moving. The Croix de Feu is calm, refraining trom meetings and speeches. It wili give anyone with a clean political reputation a chance, but there is no guarantee that a hurriedly-formed stop-gap Ministry will last more* than a few weeks. Lobbyists declare that thfc pre-truce days of three-month Cabinets have returned. The patriotic organisations, though not mobilised, stand at attention, awaiting events. The Action FrancaLe is preparing two demonstrations.