The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
|CHOAIE ID SUCCEED ROOT
2umors Circulating in Washington That Secretary of State Will
 Resign in October.
PRESIDENT TO CALL PEACE CONGRESS
Said to Be Dissatisfied with Result of Hague Conference--Foreign Ambas- sadors Accredited to Washington Are to Participate--Other Interest. ing Gossip from National Capital,

Washington, Sept That Joseph H. Choate of New York will soon sue ceed Elihu Root as Secretary of State in President Roosevelts cabinet is in- timated from trustworthy sources. Rumors of MT. Roots forthcoming resignation after his visit to Mexico In October will not down. His health Is impaired and his political ambi- tions blighted
 Had the president backed him in- stead of Taft for president 1t might have been different. But he did not, and, as the story goes. Root does not see any additional honor in staying in the presidents cabinet, and will re- tire at an early date.
 MT. Choate is a distinguished diplo- mat and warm friend of the presi- dent. Besides, he trains with the right crowd in New York
 In connection with the Root resig- nation story is a report that Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, is to succeed James Wilson as secretary of agricul- ture, and that Attorney General Bona parte and Secretary of the Navy Met calf will soon drop out of the cabinet. The only name mentioned as prob able successor to Bonaparte is Frank W. Kellogg of St. Paul.
 The president will probably let Mir. Wilson remain until late in the win ter, so the latter can go out with record of having served longer in the cabinet than any other man since the republic was founded. That is MT. Wilson's great ambition now. It has been known for some time that Secretary Metcalf has not had much to say about naval affairs. The president always consults Assistant Secretary Newberry and Admiral Brownson, chief of the navigation bu- reau. So Metcalfs retirement at an early date would create no surprise.
 The latest rumor affecting Roose- veltian activity is to the effect that the president intends to call peace congress of his own, to embrace the ambassadors of the powers accredited to Washington, as soon as they re- turn from their summer haunts.
 An anonymous diplomat, who is held responsible for the novel rumor, explains that the president is not at all satisfied with the results of the peace conference at The Hague, and is determined to add another wreath of laurels to his crown of peace be- fore he leaves the White House. It is stated that Ambassador Jusserand of france and Ambassador Sternburg of Germany have signified their willing ness to participate in such confer ence.
 James Bryce. the British ambassa- dor, is to be President Roosevelt's chief support during the meeting, ac- cording to the rumor, and if the re- ports be believed he already has re- ceived authorization from King Ed ward to cooperate with the president as far as possible, the possibility be- ing left entirely to the ambassadors discretion.
 The information is added that not enly will the future peace of the world be generally discussed, but that sew eral other international matters, such as Chinese affairs, the Pacific ques- tion, Korea's future, the Drago and the Monroe doctrines, South African territories and any other questions which interest two or more nations | in divers ways will be taken up.