Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 1 | Butler Scores American Naval Building Plans

r Bu Butler tIer Scores Amel American ican Naval Building Plans CHICAGO Dec 31 AP Sur AP-Sur- Sur Surprise prise and amazement at the na nav naval nav na na- v val l building program of the tho United States was expressed by President Nicholas Murray Butler But But- ler of Columbia university in an address tonight At a time like this when civilized civilized civilized nations nations' are ara everywhere seeking ways and means to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce their armaments and to join in establishing policies of international peace said Dr Butler it was disheartening in indeed in- in deed to to- find the congress of the theU U United S States ates asked to to- defy all that is best and highest in m our public opinion and to enter upon a a policy of naval expenditure which in the nature of the case case- could only be a policy of waste at t. t home and interpreted as a policy of threat throat abroad He addressed addres ed a meeting held Under the auspices of the Foreign Foroi For For For- eign oi- Policy association of Chi Ch- cago I