Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 12 | French Cabinet Resigns in Body

FRENCH CABINET OESIIHSJ BOD! Attacks on Economic Policy Pol-icy of Premier Briand Wrecks Ministry. PARIS, Mar:h IS, 4fi a. m. The Fronch cabinet, headed by Premier Bri-nnd, Bri-nnd, bus resigned. An official nolo given out after the cabinet meeting say;!: Tim coinie.il of ministers met tonight to-night (Saturday) at Klyneo palace. Tiiu premier reported on various consultations ho had had with a view to completing the cabinet so -it could present itself to the chamber. cham-ber. After hearing him, the cabinet decided that e i re nm stances compelled com-pelled it to leave to the president of the republic complete liberty to i liter pre t t ho si t mi t inn in the oest interests of national defense. Consequently, Con-sequently, the president of tho council put into tbo hands of tho president of the republic the resignation resig-nation of thfl cabinet. Tho Briand ministry had been attacked at-tacked in the French parliament repeatedly re-peatedly during tho last few weeks for its economic, policy, it succeeded the Yi viani cabinet in October, 19 15, and was reorganized last December 1;!, -when the number of ministerial portfolios port-folios was decreased and a war council appointed. The war council included Premier Briand, M. Rihot, minister of finance; General I ynutey, minister of war; Roar Admiral' Laoaze, minister of marine, and M. Thomas, minister of national na-tional manufactures. Attacks by the opposition in parliament parlia-ment resulted on Wednesday in tho sudden resignation of General Lyautcy nA minister of war.