There were more than two protesters

To the Editors of The Crimson:

Recently Archie Epps, the Dean of Students, threatened two protesters at last fall's Caspar W. Weinberger's '38 speech with severe disciplinary action. The Committee on Central America condemns the Harvard administration's singling out of these two individuals. They were part of a protest in fundamental opposition to the policies and actions of Caspar W. Weinberger '38 and the Reagan administration--policies that have resulted in the death of 40,000 civilians in El Salvador since 1980, and in the invasion of the sovereign nation of Grenada a short time before Weinberger spoke.

Considering the number of loud, angry people who were in Sanders Theater at the time, it is ridiculous for the Harvard administration to blame this protest on two individuals. Many students on campus have legitimate objections to U.S. intervention in Central American and the Caribbean. Dean Epps' action can only be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate future expression of student opposition to U.S. policies. The Reagan administration's policies have resulted in so much hardship and death, and have generated such strong student opposition, that this intimidation will have no effect. Thyra Endicott '84   Rani Kronick '84   Adam Steinhouse '85   for the H/R Committee on   Central America