Show PRESIDENT SCORES BROWNSON makes public his attitude on naval controversies washington president Roosevel ts attitude on the question of the command of hospital ships in the navy which resulted in the resignation of rear admiral willard 11 brownson Brown soi and incidentally some caustic observations on that incident and the controversies trover sies among the naval officers and their adherents as to details of naval construction and methods of tr training dining were made known sunday when secretary Secie tary metcalf gave to tho the press two letters from the president addressed to him on these subjects in the first of these letters prest lent dent roosevelt elf condemns in unmeasured terms the act of admiral drown son eon declaring it to be unseemly and lm improper roper regarding the controversies in the navy the president admits there always was and always will be defects both in the of the ships and in the organization odthe department and in the actual drill of tho the fleet it is well he says that defect be pointed out hut but it Is aasc well that they should bo be pointed out without exaggerations or malicious mall cloua untruthfulness |