Show Withdrawal From Olympic Games Asked by College Presidents t NE-t YORK Dec 2 UP UP- UP Presidents of 40 American colleges loda today announced their opposition to United States participation Inthe in inthe inthe the 1936 1938 Olympic games and re requested requested requested re- re quested the Amateur Athletic Union of ot the tho United States and the American Olympic committee to withdraw from the games if it held In Germany The Rt Rev Edward T. T Helfenstein Hel- Hel Episcopal bishop of at Maryland and four tour additional United States senators indorsed American withdrawal from tho the Berlin Olympiad George Georgo Gordon Battle and Henry Smith Leiper of the committee on fair play In sports announced Monday I As M American educators concerned concerned con con- with freedom of ot the tho human human human hu hu- hu- hu man Intellect ct and the progress of ot society tho the college presidents' presidents letter said ald we address ourselves to the American Olympic committee commit commit- tee and the Amateur Athletic union to register our view that the tho American team should be bo withdrawn from participation in inthe inthe inthe the Olympic games if held In nazi Germany We believe that these games arc being used by nazi Germany as ai an instrument for or the propagation propagation propagation tion of ot her ideals which represent represent represent sent the destruction of democratic and pro progressive society |