Show DEClARES DEWS U U. U S. S S ARMY DEFICIENT IN PERSONNEl Plea for Preparedness to Preserve Preserve Preserve Pre Pre- serve Peace Made by Assistant Assistant Assistant As As- Secretary of War New York May 31 Speaking Speaking under tho the shadow shallow of oC Grants Grant's tomb hero here today at Memorial day exercises os under the auspices of or the Daughters o of tho the American Revolution Re Assistant Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary tn-no of oC the war department department department depart depart- ment declared that the tho United States arm army was deficient in personnel and material and made mado a plea pica for preparedness preparedness pre pre- not for tor war but to preserve e i peace I Our army Is la deficient In personnel t i and material neither of oC which can bo tio improvised etl You men of 61 know that thu the raw I-aw recruit that turned tail and fled at Bull BuH Run was jus just as much of a aman amun I man mun as tho the seasoned veteran that compassed com coin passed pl Vicksburg and hurled Lee back from Gettysburg But nut the disarmer would raise the cry cn of militarism m and fog fob the thu Issue with his railings Let us net bo be misled b by a term The fhe poss possession d ion of or strength I 1 adequate for or defense e is not militarism Militarism is the Ideals and ambitions I and amI purposes behind the strength r. i I |