Show I TROUBLE AT COLUMBIA I II I U k ItT 1 AI President Nicholas Murray Butler Professor Harry Thurston Peck YORK July 6 Because Prof NEW N Harry narry Thurston Peck has been sued ved for II H damages damaged by Miss stall stell Quinn he has been asked liked to re resign resign sign Ip from the faculty of the Columbia university adversity He Ue states that he be Is IB mao Inno Innocent o cost cent t of the charges charS brought by Miss Quinn and aad Ad that the tile faculty has no right to force him out and that fur further further ther tiler he ha will not resign under fire In return he be makes counter charge chargee which are annoying to President Nich Nicholas olas oIa Butler Professor sor reek Pock now holds h the chair of or Anton ARton professor of Latin and au 51 literature I I have ye known President Pre Butler Dutler for tor forM M H years and aad am acquainted d with all of his weaknesses the greatest of which to Is his greed for power said Aid Professor Prof or Peck HIt It Is III a matter of reo tea erd that the men have haa ba declined to be bo dominated unjustly and to tho det detriment detriment detriment of the Institution have hase had bad to go ge goto geto goto to please Dr Butler The trustees of the Institution know nothing about the highhanded manner I In which the affairs of or the collego college are 0 being managed The finance committee Is the only body that acts independently Small Smal matters like education are aro entirely overlooked So far as fUI my case cane i 1 So concerned I Intend to fight I am absolutely Inno info Innocent Innocent cent of ot the charge that has ha been made mode by Miss QuInn but would not consider It an Injustice If I were wore suspended un until until til UI after my legal controversy with the young youn woman has bas been settled I Ido Ido Ido do not Intend to resign and I maintain that the committee even een If 1 authorized by the trustees to do so has hu no legal right to make such a demand demud |