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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:
If the statement of Larry Palmer, noted in the CRIMSON in the first page articles "Whites" Role in Bias Fight Argued Here" by Michael A. Lerner, (Oct. 10) is correctly attributed, then may I take exception and state that it is simply untrue to say that the only jobs available to Negroes working in the garment district of New York, are "... as janitors, and pushing garment racks around." If this observation is the result of walking around that area of New York, then the observers also ought to go inside the buildings. Negroes (and Puerto Ricans) are a large and increasing proportion of the garment industry's working force.
In the very necessary and desirable fight for the rights of all citizens, it is of crucial importance that respect for accuracy and fairness be maintained. One of the phenomens of this summer, it seems to me, has been the alienation of some of the allies of the civil rights fights, by the lack of these qualities by some leaders and groups. Certainly if Harvard is to have one coordinated civil rights group, it must be alert that this does not happen here. Barbara G. Haskel 3G
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