Conservative Head Attacks Council for Insult to Honor

The president of the recently approved Conservative League blasted the Student Council yesterday as having insulted his personal honor.

At the same time, Robert W. DuBose '55 asked the Council to lend the League a sum of money "which will be used to nourish and further a group that has ideas and standards which will be of great benefit to the students of Harvard University." The foregoing remarks were made public in a letter to the Student Council.

In his letter DuBose asked the Council to adopt five resolutions, all centering around the council's amendment to its statement of approval. The amendment asked the Faculty Committee of Extracurricular Activities to watch the League closely because of their "past irresponsible behavior."

Clifford L. Alexander '55, president of the Council, said yesterday in reply to DuBose's request, that "as far as the Council is concerned the matter is closed. We have unanimously made out recommendation and at the present time there appears to be little reason why we should reconsider our decision."

"No One But God"

DuBose, in criticizing the Council's amendment calling the League irresponsible, stated, "I allow no one but God to judge my personal character. Therefore you have insulted my personal honor and by these presents I am demanding satisfaction." He concluded the letter with the words, "I defy the whole crowd of you."

Alexander answered DuBose, stating, that "At no stage in our inquiry into the matter have we slurred the individuals specifically involved. We have investigated the proposed Conservative League in its entirety, making our judgments on group actions and not on the personality traits or political affiliations of its members."

DuBose Attacks CRIMSON

DuBose also asked the Council to adopt a resolution censuring the CRIMSON for "using almost every known device for slanting a newspaper article, such as the use of one-line paragraphs and direct lies."

Alexander replied that "The reporting of our meetings in the CRIMSON has been accurate; it is not in our jurisdiction to judge other stories concerning the entire incident."

Alexander also stated that the Council the Conservative League's action in many instances was "detrimental to the name of the College." Summing up his statement, the Council president concluded, "We have not denied them what we feel is their right to organize. Our amendment was merely an attempt to place some rational consideration into a ridiculously chaotic situation."