Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-07-06 | Page 2 | News to Brownson

NEWS TO BROWNSON I I Rear Admiral Know About the Cruise Oyster Bit Bay N y July Admi Admiral Admiral ral W Y lf H Brownson who toda today lunched with President Roosevelt stated on reachIng reach reachIng Ing Oyster BR Bay that be did not know what ships would compose the fleet to go goto goto to the Pacific and that all he knew ot of the Intended cruise was pas what he had seen In Inthe inthe the newspapers The statement of Secretary Metcalf and that of Secretary Loeb he Uld Indicate that a cruise ma may be made somewhere at some time but that Is all I know of the matter Should the course b be taken to the Pacific I think It Its only onh object would be to demonstrate hO how quickly the voyage can be made and for forno no lIO other purpose On leaving Sagamore hill the admiral said the cruising plans ot of the battleship fleet were ware banI barely mentioned at the presidents dents luncheon The admiral ral said he would like to emphasize the point that there was no time more propitious to as ascertain certain just what a battleship fleet could do In making an exten extensive he cruise than a atine tine of profound peace such as prevailed now W when he said the United States Slates has I not nn an enem enemy In the world