Deseret Evening News | 1907-08-27 | Page 1 | A Large Fleet in the Pacific

A lARGE FLEET FLEETIN IN TIlE THE PACIFIC Chairman Foss Says May Mayas as asWell asWell Well Wel Make Up Our Minds to Maintain One There MORE BATTLESHIPS WANTED JOI o Committee Probably Will Wi Ask sk 1 S to 10 Authorize Building tIn hill of or Pour New x York Aug u g 27 Congressman Roberts of or Massachusetts who with other members s of or the naval committed Investigated the time nf of or the tho Brooklyn navY said the time trip 1111 of or the time battle battleships battleships ships via vIa Magellan Is for tactical rca rea reasons II sons soils SOlS alone ulolo Said lie he he We all 11 believe i the tho Suez route lute Is II Ii easier ellel and cheaper but going by tho the hard route will 1 de do determine lu termine tormine rome me of or our needs in the tho Pa due cine particularly in Imi the tho mutter matter muter of at coal coalIng coalIng Ing tag stations and the tho th mainland I 1 ha vont tho the slightest test doubt that a mil mu million mi lion dollars will wi uIl be him bl used usell up UI In the Pacific route but If it the Ue naval tacticians hall hil to determine certain things now Is U lii hl u time l ross Poss os chairman of o the he said Id tho thu committee probably would ask Congress to authorize tour four or 01 more battleships and ild added Wo We 0 may ma as aa well nell wel make mako up UI our minds funds now no that It Is necessary to maintain a largo large fleet Irot in the Our Om Interest Is too great jn on that coast COlst to do otherwise