The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-30
DOCTOR BUTLER'S
VIEWS ON PACT
Says Nothing Partisan
or Reactionary in
G.. O. L.
WILL DO RIGHT THING
Hunger for Peace Caused
Many Nations to Accept
League Without Thought

NEW LONDON. conn. oct 90
Dr. Nicholas Murray Hu,cr p- Of
dent OF Columbia tr.ycrFIty .o"
York. In an address hero tonight
pointod out what he called defects
In the present league ut nations
covenant and rrcomu Dudrd adjust
tncut Of Irt'ruation1l difil.uIIh'h
through .rlbunii patterned alter
but anpufNng that Of Nh, Hague.
A republican administrator head
ed 10y Mr. Harding hc said. would
not In any tospe shtrN t.H up'F
a. one OF the family ~ nations,
though II would not become "a meme
her ~ the existing league.
'-They are mistaken who think
that the republican party when
svair entrusted with tine respond
blnty fpr the administration of tho
government will enter upon any
backward path" he declared 'Tho
spirit OF progress. OF ambition TO
serve. Of zeal to solve tho great ana
Vo1atlous problems which confront
the people, are In full possession OF
the republican party of 1920.
FOR one. | am confident that
when the reins of government shall
pass into republican hands on March
next. tho ripcst wisdom. the widest
experience and the hest talent which
the country affords win be called
upon to assist In shaping those poll
cies which shall hasten a solution
OF the peoples problems and "A meet
ing of the peoples needs.
mo party, no government can
accomplish the impossible, but the
republican party may confidently be
NsAv
ih the history OF our country and to
make powerful and permanent con-
trlbution to the cause ,of interna-
tlonal peace and concord and TO the
advancement OF the worlds salts
faction and happiness without In
any way lossening the control OF tho
American people over thoir own
policies and acts, and without I'm any
way bending or breaking the con
stitution of tho United states, the
sheet anchor OF our ship of state
Mr.. Butler asserted that much
discussion OF campaign affairs has
no reference to great present Issues
which, he said. are only two In
number. as follows;
1.-THE relation which the people OF
the United states are to bear to
other nations and to those move
ments OF political and economic
opinion that are common to civ 4.
lied peoples throughout the world,
and.
"The relative fitness OF the demo-
cratic and republican parties to up
hold and defend the American form
OF govern ment. and to deal In truly
constructive and courageous fashion
with the problems of taxation. OF
public health, ana or administrative
efficiency which immediately con-
front the American people"
Pointing out the record of the
United States as n leader In world
movements for international settle
mcnts under codlfied law. he re-
viewed the Countrys CORE
spondence with foreign nations un.
der President Mckinley. Roosevelt
and Taft relative to the series OF
Hauge conferences, and criticized
those who refer disparaginEly ofthp
Hague tribunal on tho ground that
1t failed to prevent the European
war.
He said that in 1914, Though the
fact IL not generally known" u defi
mite plan to strengthen the tribunal
with the establishment of an inter
national high court OF justice wai
under consideration by tho govern
'ments OF Europe and the United
States, with every prospect OF agree
ment."
At the end OF the war, he declared
President Wilson ''made capita
error of Judgment" In going In per
son to conduct peace negotiations II
Paris. This he said made pScos
sarv the like attendance OF he00s o