Donation Diplomacy

To the Editors of the Crimson:

I am glad to see that several private Philippine foundations have donated $500,000 to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy to establish the Ferdinand E. Marcos Chair of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. As an East Asian Studies major, I can say with confidence that this will mean half a million dollars less for the enforcement of Philippine Martial law and half a million dollars more for the pursuit of truth and the employment of people with degrees in Asian studies. If only Harvard fundraisers had the diplomatic skills of Fletcher fundraisers, might we not similarly be blessed with a John Vorster Chair of Race Relations, a Kim Il Sung Chair of International Peace, or a Pol Pot Professorship of Population Policy and Kampuchean History? Len Leverson '78