Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
c. 0. P. IS WARNED
TO TACKLE ISSUES
Butler Fears PuSSy-Footing
for 1882 May Sound
Party'S Doom.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, November 1s.-Assert-
ing the year 1882 will not be a good
year for Sinking issues for sonorous
platitudes, or for what Is called pussy
footing" Nicholas Murray Butler last
night offered to Republicans of the
Nation a 14-point program upon which
to build their next national platform.
The Columbia University president
compared the present position OF the
Republican party to that of the Wing
party of 1926.
1T has a fine tradition, 1t has a
splendid constituency, but just now 1t
appears to lack both unity, capacity,
and courage to deal with the gravest
wise and forward-facing solution the
prosperity and happiness of our people,
and even the continuance OF our form
Of government may well depend" he
said.
''The WING party failed and the Re-
publican party was born OF It's failure
Let us ponder well the lesson which that
happening has to teach"
Urges Definite Program.
DR.. Butler, in presenting his program
in an address before the National Re-
publican Club, warned that "he who
tries to carry water on both shoulders
may end by finding that no water has
been entrusted to him to carry"
The 1882 republican National Con-
vention, he said, should offer "a pro-
gram so sound and so definite that
even If thousands of those who at pres
ent cal themselves Republicans leave
the party ranks there will be tens OF
- l. .,,l4z aNt NAtu
ans who will come in to take their
place"
Briefly stated, DR.. Buffers 14-point
program was:
/. Prompt and unconditional repeal
of the eighteenth amendment to allow
each State to deal with the liquor prob
lem sin its own way"
.. Reconstruction and reduction of
the existing tariff schedules to develop
American industry, trade and transport
tatior, maintain the standard of living,
reduce unemployment and aid agricul-
ture.
3. Balancing the annual budget of
the Federal Government.
Cites Huge Deficit
He quoted figures to show the pres
ent total indebtedness of the country Is
nearly one-tkird of the amount of the
country's total estimated wealth." and
asserted that unless remedial measures
were taken the United States might
face the same grave financial crisis
as were now confronting Germany and
Great Britain.
4. Steady continuance of the support
which has recently been given" to the
League of Nations, the Permanent
Court of international Justice and the
Bank for Int national Settlements.
5. An immediate international con-
ference 10 examine ANEW the whole
question of reparations and so-called
ntergovernmental war debts"
6. Immediate steps to disarmament in
order to make the practice of the civil
lied nations accord with the professions
OF their governments and with public
opinions of their several peoples"
Z. Submission to the States of the pro-
posal to amend the United States Con-
stitution so as to bring a newly elected
Congress into session within two months
OF It's election, instead Of after an in
terval of Is months as now.
Favors Social Insurance.
8. Speedy establishment within the
States of system of social insurance,
primarily at the instance of industry, 70
safeguard men and women against such
I risks as unemployment, illness and old
ag7.
8. Development Of publicly owned
| natural resources.
| 10. Enactment of legislation to protect
the railways from competition in inter-
state commerce by agencies which use
publicly built roads without supervision
or regulation.
IL. Prompt study Of the whole matter
of present-dav industry TO enablc in
oustry to adjuct it-elf ID the new con-
ditions''
IL. Immediate calling of the interna-
tional conference provided for by the act
of March 8. 1897, 10 examine the effects
Of the present severe international
pressure upon the worlds supply OF
monetary gold. and to determine wheth-
er or not an international remonetiza-
ton OF silver is desirable"
49, Special consideration (unspecified)
for farming.
IA. CURLING and simplifying of the
huge, costly and wasteful bureaucracy
which has grown up in Washington"