Show IN THE AD ministration HAS FOL LOWED NOT LEO LED in the demand for or reasonable prepAre preparedness dues tie the tra tion bai has followed not led those who demanded more adequate forces were arst described as a nervous and exceed only about a year and a half ago we were told tl 4 t the question of preparedness was not a press ine ing one that the country had been misinformed later under the pressure of othir leadership thia this attitude waa was changed the tile administration it was ald mid had 14 learned arned something and it made a demand for an increased army even then the demand was not prosecuted consistently and the pressure arted exerted er ted on congress with respect to other administrative measure measures was notably absent we are told that the defects detects revealed by the present bobill ration are duo to the system but it was precisely prec liely such plain defects detects that under the constant warnings of recent years with the whole world intent on ral rall l 1 tary concerns have been studied and the ad ministration has failed to dis charge its apparently parent ly it Is now seeking to meet political exigencies by its naval program dut but it hai has imposed upon the country an incompetent COMPO tOut naval fm F m sir huches speech of acceptance I 1 |