Show ROOT WILL RETIRE LEAVES CABINET ABOUT FIRST OF NEXT JANUARY fit it Is claimed that the next secretary of war will be judge taft now governor of the phil pp nes the news comes from oyster bay day I 1 L I 1 that elihu root will resign as secretary of war the resignation to take effect about the first of uary nary he will be succeeded unless present plans miscarry ny dy judge wil liam H taft now governor of the philippines it Is not expected that the secretary will present his resignation to the president before he leaves for england to take up the work of the alaskan boundary commission he has not pre dented his resignation yet and has not informed the president when he will present it it can be said sald that the president expects that the country will have the benefit of secretary roots services yet tor for several months certainly until the beginning of the next year that governor taft will be mr root s successor as secretary of war there can be little or no doubt he Is familiar with many of the problems which the secretary of war will have to meet and solve he Is a warm per zonal friend of the president who has an abiding confidence in his ability and patriotism and it Is understood that he would welcome the change in evolved |