A Conservative View.

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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

Perhaps the CRIMSON will welcome a rather conservative letter in reply to the radical outburst of Mr. Fleming.

It is not our purpose to disavow Mr. Fleming's definition of the word "soviet." It is, however, extremely maladroit for him to attempt to establish any real connection between a soviet government and our own. Let us not quibble over words. Does Mr. Fleming mean, "Do you believe in American or Bolshevist government?" Then we conservatives, who, through some inexplicable idiosyncracy, still cling to the principles of our Constitution, feel bound to protest.

And, in conclusion, we beg to ask Mr. Fleming in what school of culture he learned the ennobling principle that, "When a man fights, he should fight with two fists, not with bad names." ALLEN H. GLEASON '20.