Cabinet

The 74-day search for a Cabinet that would be acceptable to Parliament ended, last week, when Count Poullet, on his second attempt, formed a Catholic-Liberal-Socialist Cabinet which was approved by caucus of the various parties and was therefore sure to be supported by a majority in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies (TIME, Apr. 20, 27; May 25 et seq.).

The new Cabinet, which was received by the King and later sworn in, was composed as follows:

Premier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (C) Count Poullet

Foreign Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (S) Emile Van der Velde

Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (S) Camille Huysmans

Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (C) Albert Janssen

Interior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L) Baron Rolin Jacquemyns

Defence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Kestens*

Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (C) M. Tschoffen

Railways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (S) Edouard Anseele

Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (S) M. Laboulle

Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (C) Aloys Van de Vyvere

Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (S) Charles Wauters

Colonies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (C) Senator Carton

After this, King Albert muttered a fervent Dieu soit loue (God be praised) and dined Colonel House. Two days later, a vast worry removed from his mind, he opened the third Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce in the Palais des Academies and received a rousing ovation from the 780 delegates.

*Military appointee.