Leaders of the Harvard Peace Council last night emphasized the fact that their organization, unlike the Students for Non-Violent Action, is not a pacifist group.

Speaking for the Peace Council, Louis F. Sharpe '54, a member of the executive board, said the two groups are "ultimately working for the same ends, but the Peace Council does not believe in a pacifist philosophy."

The S.N.V.A. split off from the Peace Council last week when the Council would not commit themselves to a policy of pacifism. "The S.N.V.A. would exclude a true liberal and peace-lover if he is not a pacifist," Sharpe said. "Our group is interested in the reduction of armaments throughout all world powers, not in any one nation," he said.