Show I ADMIRAL IS FIRM FIRMIN IN DECLARATIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS I Rochester N N. T Y Juno June That That a sense of or duty duty- to his country and to tho the navy aty moves him to stand unflinchingly in the Ule support of or the tho principles of or orI I organization and preparedness Is included In Included included in- in In a a. statement Issued by Rear Adm Admiral I William r. r Fullam when he was Informed that his name namo has been mentioned with Rear near Admiral Sims In n the tho charges made by Roar Rear Admiral Benton C. C Decker commandant of the seventh naval district that Secretary y Daniels determined to break these officers officers of of- because they would not follow him to the limit of or demoralizing demoralising and degrading des the nav navy Rear Admiral I ullam who vho during durIn tho the war was commander of or the Pacific fleet leet testified strongly In support of or Admiral l Sims in the tho recent investigation tion flake Ink Statement ment Because his name nune was was mentioned no now in news dispatches he ho said he ho was compelled to Issue the following state state- statement statement ment I was wag officially ordered to appear before the thc Senate sub subcommittee Investigating in investigating tn- tn the conduct of or the war ar I testified under oath that tho na navy y Was vas as unprepared in ever every respect respect organization tion personnel and material when materIal when we entered the world war and that this was not the fault of of officers or- or and men of or the navy all an 0 of o. o whom did their dut duty splendidly This t testimony was based upon facts and documents that were not refuted and cannot be refuted This was the tho tru truth hl and nothing but tho the truth Commission I 1 also was required to testify concerning concerning con con- the necessity necessity- for departmental reorganisation reorganization and in this connection I submitted the record and report o of ofa ofa a distinguished commission appointed b by the late Into President Roosevelt to consider consider consider con con- sider this important subject It IllO so happened that thal I was 8 secretary of this tills commission and delivered its report to President Roosevelt It was an honor as well as a pleasure to bo be associated as as- with such men and a 1 privilege o oto to hear their deliberations which were at once wise and patriotic A eA A sense of ot duty uty to the country countr an and to the navy moves me to stand Unflinchingly unflinchingly unflinchingly un un- flinchingly in support of or the tho principles of organization org and preparedness which thes distinguished men advocated o ad s |