missed the possibility, arguing that the nald Hall with "No Amnesty" painted moderates and conservatives were com- on it in red letters. The Majority Coalition was handing pletely unorganized and that most of them would be leaving the campus in out two mimeographed leaflets. One a few hours for a good time over the was a letter of introduction. weekend. "vVe'lI have time to continue We are the ~Iajority Coalition. We represent the 2,000 students who signed radicalizing you professors," said Rudd. the petition circulated on \Vednesday. Dazed and dejected, the faculty walked Mr. Rudd has made his demands. We back to Philosophy Hall to report the dema~d nothing. \Ve can only request. disappointing news. vVe support any reasonable alternative to SDS's ultimatum, including the About 4:00 that afternoon, while Tripartite Commission. It is a positive nearly 2,000 Columbia persons milled step. vVe look for others. around on College Walk, South Field, SDS demands amnesty. Amnesty is and Low Plaza, the Majority Coalition out of the question. This is the feeling of the majority of the students and many began to itch for some real action again. of the faculty. Neither the Ad Hoc Faculty group nor We represent campus moderates, not President Kirk's office was printing any the right wing as Mr. Rudd would lead news of their own efforts or their reyou to believe. Internally we may differ on substantive issues, but we are united sults, so rumors were rife. The atmosin our condemnation of SDS tactics. We phere was full of distrust and derision have acted responsibly and rationally for nearly all the administrators, deans, in the face of provocation; yet, make no and professors, who, it was felt, stood mistake, we are resolute in our purpose. inactive, helpless, naive, and stupidly THE ~IAJORITY COALITION sympathetic while several dozen, outThe other was a "Statement of Princispoken zealots held the entire Univerples" of the Majority Coalition. sity paralyzed in their sneer-grip. Near\VE REFUSE: To admit the principle of ly 1,000 students wore light blue govenmlent by a lawless and selfbuttons with "Stop SDS" printed in appointed minority. white on them. Over 1,200 shldents \~IE BELIEVE: That the demonstrators are motivated not by a passion for had put on light blue crepe armbands. justice, but by a desire to act like "The blue armbands stand for peace professional revolu tionaries. through a restoration of order on this VVE AFFIR:\l: That the University has campus," said College senior Louis acted in good faith in respect to the gym; that the gym would be welOrans, one of the Majority Coalition comed by the Harlem community as leaders. Behind him the magnolia trees a whole; and that the controversy has in front of Furnald were in full bloom been stirred up by political opporand a huge cloth sign hung from Furtunists. Three College members of the Majority Coalition, the campus moderates and conservatives opposed to the SDS-led !路eheilion. Ince/1JSed at what they mganled as Administration stalling and Faculty fellow-tmveling, they urged a quick removal of the rebels, punishment, and resumption of studies.
WE DE:\lAND: I) That the fate of the gym be decided in consultation with responsible and representative opinion from the Harlem community as a whole. 2) That those who have broken University regulations be punished in accordance with normal disciplinary standards. \VE RESOLVE: To support the kind ot negotiation and actions that the faculty are at present conducting. The Strike Steering Committee was obviously stung by the widespread criticism of their tactics and their demand for total amnesty. \Vithin three hours, they had mimeographed three separate fliers of rebuttal. About their tactics, they claimed that they had tried "dozens of times" to have open hearings on key issues, had exhausted every possible channel for petition, redress, and proper reform, and had been shut off or ignored every single time. Thus, they had no recourse but violent, dramatic action. About amnesty, SDS wrote, "The amnesty demands are not advanced just to save our necks." Amnesty was "a vital precondition for fair negotiations on the other issues.... Negotiations are a sham while the Adminish'ation is trying to eliminate us as a political force." Anyway, said the SDS spokesman, "The rules established by the Administration are not legitimate." At 5:00 the Majority Coalition met in vVollman Auditorium, about 700 of them. The meeting was somewhat disorderly, and numerous athletes were among the 20 students who spoke. The general mood was one of impatience. As one speaker said, "Both the Administration and the faculty are soft pushovers. Yesterday they told us that the majority of students would have some resolution. What happened? Nothing. In fact, the pukes took over another building, and black militants are on campus threatening to burn the University down." Possibly one third of the group were in favor of some sb'ong, affirmative action, like surrounding Fayerweather so that no students or supplies could get out of the building. But most favored more moderate action. "Let's back the three faculty proposals;" said one, "the SDS will laugh at the professors anyway, and the faculty will see then what crazy revolutionaries they are trying to appease." Another suggested suing SDS for $1 million in damages for depriving other 47