The American Cabinet.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 18, 16 October 1907, Page 3

The American Cabinet.

, RUMOURED DISSENSIONS. Advices'from Washington, dated Aug. 23, state :--Tric' Secretary, of Stato, Mr. Eliliu Root, has had a nervous breakdown, and wiQl be obliged to loavo his duties for some ooasidorablo time. -:Ho will : go oa'rly next 'vrcok to'a sanatorium at White Plains, Now' YioaikJ : TIIO oflico of tho - Secrotary of State 3s am arduous one. Mr. Root's predecessor, Mr. Hay, broke down in office, it will bo remembored, and his , death undoubtedly was tho direct result of tho heavy strain of ofjico. : It is stated hero on-good authority that, in .addition, to tho ordinary' cares of tlip Secretary of State,. 'Mr. Root is. not at oil.o with the President's anti-trust policy, ,ind that fear's of a iiiiancial crisis induced him to rem'onstrato with'.'the .President and beg him to modify his attacks upon .the'greet financial 'firms! .... . Mr.' Roosevelt's refusal to reconsidor his attitudo towards the trusts and his persisitencq in carrying out the policy, ho had already decided upon is declared to have a-.-sisted in bringing about tho crisis in Mr. Root's condition. As yot thoro is no hint of Mr. Root's resignation, although it ig stated that this is possible in the near future. Tliuro'are other rumours of dissensions in Mr. Roosevelt's Cabinot, and it is quite possible that thcro will bo a reconstruction oi the present personnel in tho autumn. It in bolioved that hath Mr. Root and Mr: Bona--parte, the Attornoy-Graeral, may leave th« Cabinet, ■" j