Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-06 | Page 1 | Constructive Measures Needed, Dr. Butler Says

CONSTRUCTIVE MEASURES NEEDED, DR. BUTLER SAYS CHICAGO. Juno 5. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presidential candidate who arrlvod today, issued a statement on presidential primaries and the lea-guo lea-guo of nations "Tho ,proaldentiaf prlma.ry," lie said, "is a fraud on -'he American people. peo-ple. They arc pa. Iclpated In by a small party of Republicans and by a number of Socialists, Communists and a few Democrats who Vant to make trouble for us. I am in 'tivor of sending send-ing an unlnstructed delegation to the convention." "I will not uphold Presldmt Wilson's stand for tho league of nations; 1 shall' do my utmost to compel tho Republicans Republi-cans to uphold tho tradition of the party for constructive meat urea instead in-stead of confining it3elf to iv.re destructive des-tructive criticism. Tho situation demands de-mands that wo protect ourselves and then go ahead aiding in the reconstruction recon-struction needed . throughout 1 the world."