Green Hits Navy Bias; Academy Bars Reply

A. F. of L. leader William Green yesterday brought the issue of racial discrimination by the Naval Academy into national focus, as he telegraphed strong condemnation of the recent Annapolis incident. Meanwhile the Harvard Committee for Democratic Action swelled, faculty protest, but the Naval Academy was quoted as considering the case closed.

"In my opinion," telegraphed Green to John W. Darr '41 of the Council for Democracy in Education, "there is no justification for the discrimination practised by the Academy. I extend to you the support of the American Federation of Labor in your efforts to correct the wrong which was committed and to prevent the practice of race discrimination."

John Lydenberg, teaching fellow in English and Secretary of the Democratic Action group, expressed its "strong support" to the CRIMSON stand on "the race issue in athletics" and "hopes for the success of its campaign to ensure a future democratic policy."

From Baltimore came a message that Admiral Willson is "confined to home with a bad cold," but an aide stated that "no futher statement re Alexis case is either necessary or likely.