Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-04
READY TO NAME THE
ROUTE 70 THE PACIFIC
Formal Announcement Of Purpose
Of Trip 10 be Made Next
Week.
THERE'S no WATERING IN NATTER
President Has Never Changed Mind
Since He Saw Necessity of Naval
Move Ships May Go Either by
Way of Strata of Magellan or tho
sucz Canal.
lny AssocIated press.l

WASiIINGTON, ID. c., Aug. g.
Memoranda of the plans for the
cruise of the Atlantic battlcshlp fleet
To the Pacific. including an itinerary
which Will take the great armada
completely around the globe. will he
laid before President Roosevelt next
week 4 formal announcement by
the President of the purpose of the
movement VIII then be made and
written orders issued
Despite the efforts of certain in
iluonccs 10 give the administration
the appearance of vacllating in this
matter. the President has never way
cred IN his purpose since first he de-
cidcd upon the change of naval poll
cy. The issuance of orders Tor the
Meet TO begin it's long cruise by cor
tain day ARE by no means contingent
upon the memoranda which will be
mailed 10 the President ms soon as
Secretary Nowhcriy has received the
plans from Rear Admiral Evans.
commander OF the Atlantic ncet VINO.
with his chief OF STAFF Captain Royal
II. ingersoll, has been considering
the problem since July l..
one itinerary viii snow the course
from Hampton Roads, Va, to Puget
Sound. Washington, via the Straits
of Magellan. together with the ports
,of call for coal supplies and liberty
for the personnel. Another itinerary
Will show the best course to he fol-
lowed from Hampton Roads via the
Straits of Magellan to Puget Sound,
thence To the Philippines and thence
TO nome via the SucZ Canal
Debating Suez Route.
While naval officials are disIn-
clined to talk about the memoranda
before it is transmitted To the Presl-
dent, II is understood that IN itinerary
also is being drawn for the cruise by
the route of the Sucz Canal to the
Philippines. AS commandcr-in.chicf
of The army and navy, the President
may assume personal direction OF the
preparations and plans for the move
mcnt, but is more likely that his or
der will direct simply the transfer
To the Pacific OF the entire Atlantic
| fleet, possibly with an additional III
rcction as to the general route to be
| followed
All the itineraries show n way
home from the Pacific as well MS II
way TO 1t. for the President In the
announcements he has authorized
and in conversations with high naval
officials has always spoken of bring
| ing the fleet back to the Atlantic
coast 1t is we'll known that Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt is attracted to the
idea of having the fleet circmmnavi-
gate the globe by the splendid oppor-
tuniiy 1t would afford for an object
lesson in American naval strength
and cruising efficiency.
With from sixteen to twenty battle
| ships under one flag The command
would be Il greater fighting force
than either the British Channel ilect
or the German high sea fleet
The itinerary for the cruise via
Magellan to Puge, Sound is more
definite than the other itineraries.
That for the circumnavigation of the
world is quite tentative. The route
TO the Philippines via Suez is so well
known and has been followed BY so
many American war ships, including
an entire division of armorcd cruis-
ers under Rear Admiral w. IL.
| 3rownson, less than one year ago.
| that no tabulated itinerary is ncccs-
sary. Coal is plentiful ana cheap in
harbors convenient for coalng. The
collier problem is greatly reduced by
the Suez route.
Many Golfers Needed.
In the cruise To the Pacific coast
via Magellan all the Golfers now in
Atlantic waters must be utilized.
They cary a total OF about $4,000
tons. Rio Janeiro, Sandy Point. Cal
lao and Panama are coaling points
which it is almost certain will be
ouched The TACT that Puget
Sound is the destination of the fleets
cruise will not interfere with the
splendid naval display which has
been promised by Secretary Mctcalf
10 his former constituents of San
Francisco and Oakland The fleet
will stop at San Francisco, but by go
ing also to Puget Sound will be near
the only other navy yard on the Pa
ciiic coast.
Not so with the supply ship Culgoa
80 fitted as n repair ship to accom-