To the Editor of the Crimson:

The ad specifying "Gentiles proferred" which appeared in yesterday's Crimson conflicts with the basic American belief in equality of treatment. Feeling superior to those countries in Europe which have stores and hotels marked "Aryans Only," we seem to be superior only in that our methods are more subtle. We find it in better taste to display prejudices in the want-ad column of a paper than on the door of an office. Would that same person who placed the ad in the Crimson place a sign in the office window saying "Gentiles Preferred"? Would it be any more discriminatory if he did? Are we not firm enough in our beliefs to practice the equality we profess and, to the limit of our ability, force others to practice it?

Three New York newspapers have adopted a policy of refusing to accept ads which include phrases discriminatory against any race, religion, or creed. I had thought this was the Crimson's policy, and trust that it was only through error that this advertisement appeared. Roger D. Fisher '43,   President Harvard Liberal Union.

The appearance of the objectionable advertisement in yesterday's Crimson was in complete opposition to the Crimson's policy in regard to the subject. That it appeared was due entirely to an oversight which admittedly does not excuse the editors from responsibility, but which will keep them more closely on guard to prevent its repitition in the future.--Ed.