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Rotgut... Shotgun.

...justice leaves t w o n o n - v i o l e n t United F a r m W o r k e r s U n i o n members d e a d in t h e fields o f r u r a l C a l i f o r n i a , in a violence charged growers' conspiracy to break the Cesar Chavez union drive. See p a g e 3.

..and other forms o f whiskey leave t h e U.S. military full of incompetent alcoholics. Story o n p a g e 2 1 .

...challenged in N e w O r l e a n s b y Black community, Black Catholic l a y leaders, a n d even priests a n d nuns, a t the Conference o f Black Catholics. Story, pictures, p a g e 4.

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A C H I L E A N N E W S P A P E R accused t h e United States Ambassador, Nathaniel Davis, a n d t h e Central Intelligence Agency o f financing the anti -Government strikes that have disrupted and nearly paralyzed the country's economy. Charging "concrete and undeniable interference," the newspaper, U l t i m a H o r a , said t h e U.S. E m b a s s y h a d financed both t h e truckers' strike o f last October and the current walkout. I n a n editorial, the newspaper called the U.S. E m b a s s y " a focus of sedition" and i m p l i e d that i t h a d been since t h e much-publicized scandal i n v o l v i n g t h e I T T C o r p . d u r i n g C h i l e ' s 1970 p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n s . T h e U . S . is also being accused o f financing the current press and radio campaign against the Chilean G o v e r n m e n t .

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T H E D I R E C T O R o f the Federal Bureau o f Prisons has urged Congress t o p e r m i t the bureau greater flexibility i n granting furloughs t o prisoners. Appearing before a House Judiciary subcommittee, N o r m a n A . C a r l s o n said, " W e believe that furloughs, w h e n used appropriately, c a n serve a s a valuable correctional tool b y enabling offenders t o m a i n t a i n ties w i t h c o m m u n i t i e s and their f a m i l i e s . " Carlson said that current l a w p e r m i t s furloughs only i n case o f emergencies such as death i n the family.

Contents Shotgun terror stalks farm workers Page Black Catholics seek directions Page 'Liberal' Hyde Park church reneges Page SCLC 'prayers' answered Page Blacks from the 'backwoods' Page Bond backs McGovern Page Profits from energy conspiracy Page Alabama student slain in Illinois Page L.A.'s political sophistication Page Oklahoma prison destruction Page Compton's mayor visits Chicago Page White coalition fights Berkeley Blacks..Page Alcoholism plagues U.S. military Page Monstrous flood stops New Jersey Page Israel's 'state of apartheid' Page

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| Middle E a s t R e p o r t | By A l i Baghdadi Last week's U . S . condemnation of Israel forher diverting a civilian Arab airliner flying over Lebanon and forcing i t t o land i n Israel is a n e w i n s u l t t o t h e A r a b s a n d to t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e o f e v e r y American. Israel is t h e m o s t censored state by the U . N . i n t h e w o r l d . And additional condemnation, supported b y t h e United States, only means an additional defiance b y Israel of the U . N . and international law. The Israeli ambassador to the U . N . has already made i t clear that Israel has the right t o pursue this policy o f annihilating t h e Palestinians on whose land Israel w a s illegally formed. The United Nations representative from t h e U . S . has assured Israel a n d h e r Zionist supporters ( w h o contributed heavily t o the r e election campaign o f Nixon) t h a t this step b y t h e U . S . does not have any effect o n the close and friendly relations between the t w o governments. This violation by Israel of the U.N. Charter and a l l agreements on civilian avaition signed b y this Zionist settler state, w o u l d n o t have been possible w i t h o u t U . S . P h a n t o m j e t s w h i c h w e r e used in c o m m i t t i n g this recent

crime. T h e U . S . is the principal, a n di nfact the only ally o fIsrael: a n i l k , - . a t e baby fathered b y t h e United States.

the state o f w a r i n the region simply means U.S. repudiation of i n t e r n a t i o n a l peace a n d •Hty and poses a t h r e a t t o .Lire w o r l d .

This U.S. condemnation o f I s r a e l does n o t change t h e fact that theU . S . is t h e p r i m a r y A r a b enemy. Just last m o n t h , the U.S. h a d used i t s fifth veto to sabotage a n i m p o r t a n t U . N . resolution demanding Israeli withdrawal f r o m all Arab land occupied through military aggression, a n d calling f o r a Middle East settlement which recognizes t h e rights o f t h e P a l e s t i n i a n people.

T h e U . S . support o f Israel with all military, financial and h u m a n m e c s, i s a d i r e c t U . S . aggression against t h e A r a b people's rights f o r progress and development. T h i s U . S . a c t i o n i s a n e f f o r t to g u a r a n t e e its d o m i n a t i o n o f Arab resources a n d wealth which the Arabs a r e entitled t o benefit f r o m and enjoy.

Ironically, this stand o f d e f i a n c e to t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l T h e resolution, which enjoyed c o m m u n i t y as a whole a n d of t h e s u p p o r t o f A f r i c a , A s i a , r e b u f f to p e a c e a n d j u s t i c e , E u r o p e , a n d L a t i n A m e r i c a , does n o t threaten t h e interest was rejected by Washington. of t h e people i n t h e region Using the U . S . veto against a alone b u t also threatens t h e resolution adopted b y the n o n - i n t e r e s t o f t h e A m e r i c a n aligned nations a n d agreed people a n d t h e interests o f a l l upon b y a l l m e m b e r s o f t h e aggressors. U.N. Security Council (excluding t h e U . S . ) is i n Muhammad Speaks reality a rejection and a direct Published Weekly c h a l l e n g e to t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l w i l l which is seeking a just Vol. 12 No. 51 August 31,1973 peace i n t h e Middle East. Published by Opposing a resolution w h i c h MUHAMMAD'S T E M P L E NO. 2 condemns the continued Israeli 2548 S. Federal St., Chicago. 111. 60616 occupation o f A r a b lands Phone 225-2322 i n v a d e d i n 1967 i s i n v i o l a t i o n 6 Months (26 Issues) S6.50 of these principles. 1 Year (52 Issues) $13.00

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By Melvin D.X and Robert 9 X Special to M u h a m m a d Speaks D E L A N O , Calif. — A n uneasy a n d potentially explosive calm prevails throughout t h e strife - torn S a n Joaquin Valley, where, for more than a month, striking members of the United F a r m Workers Union ( U F W U ) saturated t h e area w i t h massive picketing in a valiant "life or death" struggle against t h e o v e r w h e l m i n g odds held b y t h e r i c h and powerful growers. D E S P I T E T H E thousands o f arrests a n d numerous incidents o f physical abuse inflicted b y sheriff's deputies and v i o l e n t goons, the shouts of " v i v a C h a v e z " a n d " H u e l g a " still ring throughout the valley as loud and clear as they did m o r e than eight years ago w h e n Cesar Chavez first began t o organize f a r m - w o r k e r s here in Delano. Chavez spoke o u t against a n d fought t h e exploitative powers w h i c h held h i s people i n t h e powerful grips of p o v e r t y a n d d e s p a i r . H e endeared himself t o the hearts o f the f a r m - w o r k e r s w h o h a d bfeen m e r e l y chattel under a brutal system o f degradation. Although countless methods have been used b y t h e g r o w e r s i n t h e i r determination t o hold t h e f a r m w o r k e r s i n a state of near - servitude, the highly organized a n d heavily f i n a n c e d P r o p o s i t i o n 15 w h i c h appeared on the ballot during the past state election, made i t obvious that " b i g m o n e y " w a s being used i n a desperate attempt t o t h w a r t t h e efforts of Chavez. After being defeated soundly a t t h e polls, t h e growers next turned t o t h e T e a m s t e r s U n i o n and began "behind -

•am. OPEN shotguns are displayed in trucks of 'scab' workers hired to break the farmworkers' strike, even if violence is necessary (Photo by Robert 9 X )

the - scenes" m a c h i n a t i o n s designed to render the U F W U ineffective. T H E M A J O R onslaught against U F W U w a s launched within recent months when growers i nt h e Coachella Valley — a t theexpiration of t h e i r c o n t r a c t s w i t h U F W U — began signing "sweetheart contracts" with the Teamsters Union. This unholy alliance between t h e Teamsters Union and thepowerful growers made i t increasingly obvious that the growers had no intention of allowing even a semblance of dignity to be bestowed upon t h e f a r m workers. The massive picketing which h a s occurred here i n t h e S a n Joaquin V a l l e y w a s a i m e d a t 29 grape growers i n southern Kern a n d northern T u l a r e Counties, where, although t h e grapes hang heavily o n the acres of vines, the growers have refused t orenew their contracts w i t h UFWU.

F R O M B A K E R S F I E L D through the areas o f A r v i n , L a m o n t Delano and F r e s n o . " N o T r e s p a s s i n g " signs stand o u t as a deadly r e m i n d e r t o pickets not to cross onto the property of the growers w h o are harvesting the crops with "scab labor" a n d who. according t o spokesmen, a r e w e l l a r m e d a s they go about t h e task o f undermining the U F W U while harvesting the fields. Replying t o queries concerning "grower initiated violence" within the fields, t h e spokesman said, " C o m e with m e and I will show you something." M u h a m m a d Speaks reporters accompanied t h e U F W U w o r k e r t o the edge of the fields w h e r e a half ton pickup truck was parked. " L o o k inside t h e camper a n d then judge for yourself w h a t is going o n , " said the w o r k e r . INSIDE T H ETRUCK were shotguns and hundreds o f rounds o f a m m u n i t i o n lying in plain sight.

The w o r k e r told o f incidents i n w h i c h goons hired b y the g r o w e r s had suddenly appeared f r o m w i t h i n t h e r o w s a n d began firing upon t h e u n a r m e d pickets. Although deputies keep close w a t c h o n pickets, a s evidenced by the thousands w h o have been arrested, none o f t h e g r o w e r s have been charged with the shotgunning o f several UFWU members. F o r a brief period o f time, i t appeared that a truce w o u l d be called in t h e bitter struggle taking place w i t h i n the valley as reports indicated Chavez and officials of the A F L - C I O and the T e a m s t e r s w e r e m e e t i n g i n San Francisco, i n hopeful negotiations. Although very little information was given t o the press concerning the meeting, i t w a s learned through reliable sources that Chavez w a l k e d o u t a f t e r l e a r n i n g t h a t 25 o f t h e (Continued on page 6)

Workers steadfast despite threats By Melvin D.X. and Robert 9 X (Special to M u h a m m a d Speaks) D E L A N O . Calif. - " A little over five y e a r s ago. I w o r k e d a s a 'scab' too, " said S a l l y D e l a r o s a , 41 y e a r - o l d

striking member of theUnited F a r m Worker's Union i U F W U ) . " I w a s 'scabbing' because I did n o t k n o w anything about the union and the good w o r k that w a s being done t o help the f a r m - w o r k e r . R E C A L L I N G T H A T she has w o r k e d

THOUSANDS O F CONCERNED United Farm Workers Union members manned the picket lines daily until one picketer w a s slain. Armed non union workers and illegal aliens are paid as much as $60 per day to break the strike of the non-violent union. (M.S. Photo bv Robert 9X1

i n t h e f i e l d s s i n c e s h e w a s 11 y e a r s o f age. s h e said s h e j o i n e d t h e u n i o n because she saw the good w o r k being done i n t h e areas o f establishing clinics and offering a f o r m of security for the f a r m -worker. The mother of five informed M u h a m m a d Speaks that before t h e union w a sinstituted, she a n d h e r h u s b a n d w e r e w o r k i n g 12 t o 14 h o u r s per d a y and receiving n o o v e r t i m e pay whatsoever. " W h a t kind o f life is i t w h e n a l l you have is getting up and going t o the fields and coming h o m e w i t h n o t i m e to spend w i t h y o u r f a m i l y ? " she asked. " T h e g r o w e r s think that they o w n y o u a n d that y o u should be g r a t e f u l f o r w h a t they do — they treat t h e w o r k e r s l i k e s l a v e s , " she a d d e d . Danny Terronez, U F W U member w h o has followed the protests f r o m Coachella Valley throughout t h e entirety o f the San Joaquin Valley, explained t o M u h a m m a d Speaks that the "scabs" w h o are n o w w o r k i n g the fields have been i m p o r t e d f r o m as far away as Calexico, and m a n y of the Filipino "scabs" as well as the (Continued on page 6)

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Black Catholics seek direct ions By Minister George 4 X NEW ORLEANS, La. "Forging N e w Directions,"1 w a s the t h e m e o f the N a t i o n a l Black Catholic Convention recently held i n N e w Orleans. M o r e t h a n 400 B l a c k nuns, priests, a n d lay people m e t i n daily sessions for a w e e k i n the serious atmosphere of t h e c a m p u s of L o y o l a U n i v e r s i t y . T H E A U S T E R E atmosphere and the business-like schedule and convention a r r a n g e m e n t s were i n stark contrast to the conventions held b y other Black organizations i n t h e sport a n d play a t m o s p h e r e o f downtown N e w Orleans. T h e agenda o f t h e Black Catholics included serious examination b y Black people concerning their c o m m u n i t y and p r o b l e m s facing i t , especially t h erole the Church olays in it. In workshops called 'Consciencization Institutes," such questions as P o w ^ - a n d the B l a c k C h u r c h , E d u c a t i o n i n l and f o r t h e B l a c k C o m m u n i t y , Community Control of Sducation and Police P o w e r i n he Black C o m m u n i t y , w e r e iiscussed. O B S E R V E R S were impressed by the obvious incere dedication o f m a n y of he p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d t h e i r oncern f o r the problems o f Hack people. V i s i b l e also w a s i spirit o f brotherhood that vas n o t generated b y t h e Ihurch but by a shared

c o m m o n experience as Black people t r y i n g to grapple w i t h a white institution that has oppressed them, i n this instance, t h ew h i t e structured and controlled Catholic Church. T h e spirit and conversation of the participants w a s o n e o f Blackness a n d Black people attempting t o deal with problems peculiar to the struggle o f their people f o r liberation. T H E Q U E S T I O N w a s posed to s e v e r a l p a r t i c i p a n t s a s t o why they remain i n a church that is so negligent o f their people a n d their people's needs. T h e a n s w e r s usually reflected t h e various degrees of u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e n e e d for a n expression o f B l a c k people's spiritual nature a n d the degree o f that individual's ability to recognize or accept a Black alternative to the Catholic or Christian Church. One speaker, R e v . E d w i n Cabey, S V D , o f 1st Carthage Church i n Chicago, w h o spoke on t h e subject o f L i b e r a t i o n T h e m e s in the N e w Testament, seemed t o indicate that Black Catholic theologians, have drawn from the writings of Jesus, guidance f o r the l i b e r a t i o n o f B l a c k people, not intended b y w h i t e theologians for t h e m to find. It w a s stated b y one observer that these searching Blacks need only to find a n alive, contemporary Black m a n to lead t h e m i nthe true spirit of

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leveral national figures were aders and resource persons r the workshops, including eon D . F i n n e y J r . o f t h e hicago based W o o d l a w n rganization. Renault obinson. leader o f t h e A f r o -

Jesus' teachings to liberation. A n indication o f t h e depth of the Black Catholics' challenge to C h u r c h o r t h o d o x y w a s indicated b y a very derisive allusion made during a worship service t o t h e virgin birth o f Jesus. R E V . C A B E Y also pointed out that Jesus was very much the champion o f the oppressed and w a s critical o f t h e religious leaders o f h i s time. Cabey also gave modern logical interpretations o f the scriptures, some o f which run counter to the official doctrines o f the Catholic Church. H e also said that the n a m e of Jesus is used today as a n e m p t y slogan by people to gain recognition for themselves. Joe Dulin. president o f t h e National Black L a y Catholic Caucus was v e r y strong i n his criticism of the Catholic Church i n h i s report t o that organization. H e pointed o u t .

Catholic lay people w e r e v e r y strong in their condemnation of the current practices of the Church in relationship to Black people. One o t the principal speakers, and a lay leader, was L e o n D . Finney, Jr. H e made a presentation that expressed the sentiments o f m a n y o f the -

By Minister George 4 X NEW ORLEANS, La. Jack people today a r e eginning to question a l l spects o f their lives a n d istitutions that affect their ves. T h i s e x a m i n a t i o n h a s d w included t h e Catholic hurch. E X A M I N A T I O N and >nsequent c r i t i c i s m o f t h e atholic C h u r c h has resulted i n \e f o r m a t i o n o f s e v e r a l B l a c k atholic organizations. These iclude t h e N a t i o n a l B l a c k isters Conference, • T h e ational Office f o r Black atholics, T h e National Black atholic Clergy Caucus, a n d le B l a c k L a y C a t h o l i c C a u c a s .

J O E DULIN, President of the Black Lay Caucus, charged the Catholic Church with b l a t a n t racism and suggested Blacks force it to change policies. (MS photo by Min. George 4 X )

LEON FINNEY, of Chicago's The Woodlawn Organization, advocated " h e a v e n on e a r t h " approach to Black community needs as a goal for Catholic Church. (MS photo by Min. George 4 X )

League, guest speaker Julian Bond, and D r . William Strichland 1 of t h e A t l a n t a Institute of the Black w o r l d .

BLACK CATHOLIC nuns, priests and lay people listen attentively at highly informative and critical session at the National Black Catholic Convention convened in N e w Orleans. The role of the Catholic Church in the Black community w a s widely discussed with the emphasis being placed on current practices of the Church in its relationship to Black and poor people. (MS photo by Min. George 4X)

" T h e R o m a n Catholic Church, much like President Nixon, is not about to a d m i t i t s g u i l t and the only solution that I c a n offer you...is t o confront the Church on every corner and be prepared to suffer the consequences. "Perhaps a Wounded Knee stand would be more appropriate for Black Catholics —to take the necessary steps t o r i d t h e Black community of the Catholic Church o r to make i t accountable to t h e Black community." THE BLACK EDUCATOR, one o f t h e first Black principals of a Catholic school, also stated i n a n exclusive interview with Muhammad Speaks: "Blacks a r e leaving the church i n droves. I , as a former principal of a Catholic H i g h School, can n a m e several of m y s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e j o i n e d the M u s l i m ranks.

" I can name several students who a r e n o teven involved i n the Catholic Church, period. I can n a m e hundreds o f people that have graduated f r o m m y school ...that have nothing t o do w i t h the C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . " D u l i n , also i n his president's report to the Black L a y Caucas, somewhat summarized t h e feelings o f m a n y of t h e C a t h o l i c s a t t h e convention w h e n he stated, " I a m still awed b y the fact that I a m still a Catholic. Being a 'witness to Christ' certainly has n o t been t h e d r e a m a n d aspiration of the Catholic Church. The failure of the Church to meet t h e needs of the oppressed people o f God is a tough piece t o handle and you as B l a c k C a t h o l i c s w i l l h a v e t o deal w i t h these major p r o b l e m s . I d o n ' t see m u c h o f a difference between the Watergate, o r Agnew o r the American Bishops."

relevancy m e m b e r s of the convention on the subject o f " P o w e r a n d Politics i n the C h u r c h . " IN HIS P R E S E N T A T I O N , he challenged, in very uncompromising terms the function of t h e Church i n t h e B l a c k c o m m u n i t y . F i n n e y said that t h e Church m u s t begin to deal w i t h t h e needs o f B l a c k

people i n t h e area o f food, clothing a n d shelter n o w . rather than showing them how to get to h e a v e n . H e said i t is clear that w h i t e people w i l l w o r k t o m a i n t a i n the existence o f t h e Catholic C h u r c h but w h a t is u n c e r t a i n i s how long the Church will (Continued on page 26)

"Liberal" Hyde Park church reneges on B l a c k purchase By Chester Sheard C H I C A G O - The hypocritical actions o f w h i t e liberals w h e n confronted by the powers-that be i n t h e m i d d l e - c l a s s environment of "prestigious" Hyde Park community i n Chicago, have recently come to l i g h t i n , a b o v e a l l places, t h e church. L A S T Y E A R , t h eofficials of

at 54th a n d Blackstone, m a d e known their intentions to sell their edifice, w h i c h like m o s t property whites are willing to sell i n a changing c o m m u n i t y , is b a d l y i n n e e d o f r e p a i r a n d definitely on the downgrade. A small Black congregation headed by R e v . W i l l i a m D a v i s .of t h e M o u n t Z i b n A f r i c a n Methodist Episcopal Church on

encouraged by some " d o gooder" church organization or through a need to relocate to improve their worshiping facilities, sought to b u y t h e church. According to R e v . Davis, "Hyde Park is centrally located — most of o u r m e m b e r s live in the area. T h e situation at our present

A U G U S T 31,1973

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

SCLC^s

Sprayers answered Tearfully, Abernathy k e p i o n as president By Lloyd Hogan

MISERABLE CONDITIONS underwhich Black mirgant workers in N e w York state are forced to live, Child labor, a migrant

'stove,' water from the pump, outside 'sanitary' plumbing, a row of shanty houses.

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Migrant workers, neglected shanty dwellers By Lonnie Kashif M.S. Washington Bureau W A S H I N G T O N , D . C . — " A house, i s a house, i s a house"— a t r u e saying! But not to the Black migrant worker who must live i n what is not even a " b a r n , " o r "shed" could serve as a euphemish a t night. " M I G R A T O R Y L A B O R ' ' is a neglected as t h e n a m e denotes. L i t t l e is understood o f m i g r a t o r y labor b y most Americans. And even when the "connotation" is brought to mind, i t is usually associated w i t h t h e M e x i c a n , o r Spanish language m i g r a n t s o n t h e West Coast. B u t w h a t about the Black m i g r a n t s — w h o a r e they? Where a re-they found — where are they from? T r y N e w Y o r k State. N o t t h e big cities, but t r y W a y n e County— t h e t o w n s o f Sodus, W i l l i a m s o n , H u r o n , Ontario and Rose—somewhere between Syracuse and Rochester. Y o u will find t h e m there during t h e summer. T h e y a r e found along the shore - line of L a k e O n t a r i o f r o m N i a g a r a t o Oswego w h e r e scenic r o w s o f cherry, apple a n d pear trees shield t h e traveler's v i e w f r o m h o r r i b l e scenes — i n w a r d f r o m t h e fruit fields i n shanty homes, wretched living conditions and utter squalor for some 10,000 s e a s o n a l f a r m w o r k e r s .

T H E S E F A R M W O R K E R S unlike the m i g r a n t s o n t h e W e s t coast, a r e predominately Black. They come north f r o m t h ecitrus belt o f central F l o r i d a each s u m m e r t o t h e t i p o f N e w Y o r k State for the fruit harvest. The life is hard, dreary and unpleasant. Death stalks i n the footsteps o f t h e m i g r a n t — so does disease, malnutrition, and overwhelming illiteracy. F e w w h o a r e d r a w n into this life e v e r escape, n o r d o t h e i r offspring who travel with them, learning the "non-skills" of working and existing, living w i t h o u t education, sanitary health standards, o r the prospects of a brighter future. F e w surveys have been taken o n these m i g r a t o r y laborers. F e w have been allowed. T h e data is scanty b u t the evidence is real. One interviewer. Stephen Landrigan. working with the Wayne Housing Opportunities i n connection with a Washington-based Rural Housing Alliance council project, w a s recently able t o secretely i n t e r v i e w a number of the migrants " w h o feared for t h e i r l i v e s " because t h e f a r m boss had warned t h e m against talking t o strangers about their plight. According to Landrigan, the average level o f education f o r the workers is less t h a n n i n t h grade. S o m e h e said, "have no schooling." Survival is the only w o r k they really know, even

though they cannot spell o u t t h e letters. L A N D R I G A N S A I D that "despair, fear and the economical a n d psychological shackles o f p o v e r t y , " twart many of the workers from freely detailing their plights to t h e public. " S u r v i v a l , " h e said, m e a n s w o r k i n g f r o m 7 a . m . t o sunset, p i c k i n g apples for 20 cents a bushel. " I t m e a n s enduring the indignity o f having wages eroded b y debts t o t h e camp s t o r e w h e r e he m u s t shop o r be f i r e d . "Survival means maintaining a sense o f s e l f - w o r t h each night w h e n he comes ' h o m e ' t o a hovel carved out of t h e corner o f a b a r n , w h e r e t h e nearest water is a half - m i l e away and where not even the simplest kind of privvy exists." T ^ndrigan talked about a boy n a m e d G r a d y H a y e s , a 10 y e a r o l d w h o w a n t s an education b u t does n o t k n o w w h a t the inside o f a real school looks like. Often, Grady's father talks about " s t a y i n g u p n o r t h " l i k e t h e 400 o t h e r m i g r a n t s w h o d o so a n n u a l l y . B u t Grady's father has no marketable, non-agricultural skill, Landrigan says. " E f f o r t s t o locate a house suitable for Grady, h i s parents, h i s g r a n d m o t h e r , h i s f o u r sisters arid t w o brothers proved fruitless f o r the R u r a l Housing Agency. " I f y o u a r e B l a c k i t (housing) s i m p l y doesn't exist.

I N D I A N A P O L I S — T h e board of directors o f the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) refused t o accept t h e resignation o f its president, D r . Ralph D . Abernathy, at the civil rights organization's 16th Annual C o n v e n t i o n h e r e ( J u l y 14-17) A B E R N A T H Y H A D previously announced his resignation as head o f S C L C J u l y 9, b e c a u s e o f w h a t h e called a "lack o f financial support from the Black middle-class." A standing, highly emotional s h o u t i n g c r o w d o f a b o u t 1,000 "unanimously" re-elected Abernathy as president w h e n t h e o r d e r l y fashion of f o l l o w i n g " R o b e r t s R u l e o f Parlimentary Procedure" was thrown outthe window. Disregarding the rules altogether they demanded that he r e m a i n as president o f t h e near bankrupt organization. U N D E R A M O T I O N passed b y t h e floor, Abernathy w a s given permission t o discharge any—or a l l — o f t h e 20 m e m b e r s o f h i s p r e s e n t national staff. B u t Abernathy indicated h ewould not use that power completely, a n d h e said, " T h i s is a time for unity, not disunity." T h e decision b y t h eboard t o keep the number o n e disciple o f t h e martyred civil rights activists, Martin Luther King, i npower forat least one m o r e year, evidently w a s a popular move. T h e decision t o retain Abernathy took place i n a m a r a t h o n m e e t i n g that started o n a Tuesday afternoon a n d c o n t i n u e d f o r 11 h o u r s , u n t i l 3 : 1 5 a.m. Dr. Joseph B . L o w e r y , board c h a i r m a n o f SCLC, announced t h e decision t o disregard Abernathy's resignation after having "talked" with the Holy Spirit. " W e left ourselves open t o t h e guidance o ft h e H o l y S p i r i t , " L o w e r y said, " a n d w e took his a d v i c e . " T h e r e w a sa great deal o f rehashing the past glories o f Abernathy a n d SCLC, w h i c h caused some o f those present t o wonder i f the organization Was ever going t o leave the past and start dealing w i t h the future. L O W E R Y T R I E D to answer that question when he told the convention that m o r e full t i m e staff m e m b e r s would be hired f o r the national office and five regional offices w i l l be organized throughout the country to help relieve Abernathy o f m a n y m i n o r , daily tasks necessary t o r u n the SCLC. xhe SCLC Board also gave authorization to its finance c o m m i t t e e t o initiate a fund raising drive t o counteract the effects o f t h e Internal Renue Service's ( I R S ) investigation into the SCLC's t a x e x e m p t status.

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Georgia's Bond backs McGovern \ F a r m w o r k e r s By Harold 4X " W e have no permanent friends; we have no permanent enemies — only permanent interest." —Julian

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A T L A N T A —Georgia State Representative Julian Bond, led t h e fight t o retain t h e controversial "McGovern" guidelines f o r choosing national convention delegates in a Democratic party meeting in Atlanta. JULIAN BOND differed sharply with Georgia Governor J i m m y Carter, speaking before a regional meeting o f the N a t i o n a l D e m o c r a t i c Commission o n Delegation Selection and party structure at the Hyatt-Regency. Bond, speaking last i n a lengthy roundtable discussion, issued t h e evening's strongest defense o f t h e p a r t y rules i n s t i t u t e d i n 1972 t o g u a r a n t e e minority representation a t the Democratic National Convention. He warned that backing off f r o m the "quota s y s t e m " could lead t o B l a c k defections f r o m the D e m o c r a t i c party. H e added that " B l a c k s a r e n o t

necessarily knee-jerk Democrats any more.''

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B L A C K S A R E becoming m o r e p r a g m a t i c and less l o y a l to p a r t y labels, h e warned. " W e have n o permanent friends; w e have no p e r m a n e n t enemies, only permanent interests," B o n d said. Gov. J i m m y Carter, i n h i s w e l c o m i n g address, issued a warning that t h e "quota" system, w h i c h gave wide convention representation t o Blacks, w o m e n a n d young people, could c u t the p a r t y off from "rank andfile" (white)

Alabama G o v . George Wallace, w h o had cancelled his scheduled appearance w i t h o u t explanation, sent a prepared statement urging primary elections t o select a l l convention delegates.

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" W e call up the i m m i - r a t i o n people and ask t h e m t o c o m e out and check the fields but they never c o m e . " said Terronez. T H I S S T A T E M E N T b y the 21 y e a r old w o r k e r gave support t o t h e reasoning that m a n y o f the growers and i m m i g r a t i o n authorities were w o r k i n g together t o help destroy t h e UFWU. " T h e y give the 'scabs' guns and tell them that they must protect themselves i f w e bother t h e m , " h e said bitterly. " W e have m o r e than 2,000 p i c k e t s w i t h i n t h e a r e a a n d w e must keep fighting f o r w h a t w e believe is r i g h t . " I n describing the hostile attitude of

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THE TESTIMONY came during the fourth o f s i x regional hearings b y t h e party's commission on Delegate Selection and party s t r u c t u r e . A b o u t 300 p e r s o n s attended the f o u r - h o u r session here.

violence deputies towards the striking w o r k e r s , T e r r o n e z said t h a t t h e deputies w o u l d especially pick o n t h e older persons w h o would be i n t h e jails. " T h e y beat some o f t h e m so b a d u n t i l they h a d t o go t o the h o s p i t a l , " he said. " T h e y w o u l d p i c k o n t h e older people because they k n e w they w o u l d not fight t h e m back. T h e y k n e w the young people w o u l d fight t h e m back so they w o u l d n o t beat t h e m up." T h e young w o r k e r described h o w one young w o r k e r w a s brutally gunned down as h e satin the rear of a truck. " T h i s young Chicano brother had just joined the picket lines and w h i l e

D e l a n o - area g r o w e r s h a d signed w i t h the T e a m s t e r s Union. T H E 29 G R O W E R S b e i n g s t r u c k b y the U F W U represent m o r e than 40 per cent o f the table grapes produced in t h e entire U . S . a n d t h e U F W U workers involved as numbering more t h a n 10,000. According toU F W U workers, most of the thousands a r r e s t e d w e r e j a i l e d as t h e r e s u l t o f i n j u c t i o n s w h i c h l i m i t e d pickets t o specified areas and n u m b e r s . T h i s , said t h e w o r k e r s , hampered the f a r m -w o r k e r s i n their efforts t o successfully picket t h e growers, thus leaving t h e m no other recourse except to defy the l a w . While traveling throughout t h e valley, i t becomes readily apparent t h a t t h e forces o f t h e l a w have been marshaled to give aid to the growers. Along the dusty roads leading to the m a n y vineyards, hostile deputies w a i t for t h e slightest excuse t o j a i l o r intimidate striking workers. Yet,the pickets m a r c h o n with t h e same fervor that has kept the union alive for m o r e than eight years. he w a s i n t h e t r u c k , suddenly, m e n appeared i n t h e fields a n d began shooting, everyone began running around trying t oget out ofthe way and this young b r o t h e r w a s shot t w i c e f r o m behind as h e sat i n t h e t r u c k . " W e t o o k h i m o v e r t o t h e c l i n i c a t '40 Acres' (union headquarters) and they took the t w o bullets out of h i m . H e i s n o w a t h o m e t r y i n g to get w e l l "

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Profits soar from energy conspiracy (Editor's Note: T h e information i nthis article was taken from t h eUnited M i n e W o r k e r s J o u r n a l and the D o o r , an underground paper i n S a n Diego.) N E W Y O R K —Recent news reports have heralded all -time record profits f o r t h e o i l industry. Considering t h e barrage o f "energy c i s i s " stories w e ' v e been h i t w i t h during t h e past f e w months, those record profits m i g h t come as something o f a surprise. B U T F O R those i n the k n o w , these profits are just the fruits of a strategy begun several years ago — control o f the country's energy' resources and y o u can d o w h a t you d w e l l please. T h i s includes fabricating a n energy crisis in order to justify BUT FIRST, LET'S HEAR Y O U R P O S I T I O N O N THE A L A S K A raising prices a n d gaining G A S DISTRIBUTORS!' increased governmental assistance for research and tax I n 1968. O c c i d e n t a l P e t r o l e u m c o m p a n i e s ' c o a l . 13 o f t h e s e 15 breaks. H o w d i d t h e o i l companies took over Island Creek Coal, companies control m o r e than c o m e t o c o n t r o l m o r e t h a n j u s t t h e t h i r d l a r g e s t c o a l p r o d u c e r 60 p e r c e n t o f t h e a n n u a l U . S . oil? T h e i r i n v a s i o n o f the coal in the c o u n t r y , w h i l e S t a n d a r d coal sales. i n d u s t r i e s b e g a n i n t h e 1960's. O i l o f O h i o t o o k o v e r O l d B e n O t h e r o i l companies w h i c h did Gulf O i l acquired Pittsburgh Coal, n o w t h e tenth largest not m o v e into coal production and M i d w a y Coal, then t h e producer of coal. in a big w a y d i d m o v e into thirteenth largest c o a l W H E N T H E D U S T settled, 11 c o n t r o l o f coal r e s e r v e s . E x x o n p r o d u c e r , i n 1964. o u t o f t h e 15 l a r g e s t c o a l ( S t a n d a r d O i l o f N e w J e r s e y ) I n 1966, C o n t i n e n t a l O i l companies w e r e controlled b y bought a t least 7 billion tons of bought o u t t h e giant o f t h e outside interests. T h r o u g h reserves. A t l a n t i c Richfield largest e a s t e r n c o a l i n d u s t r y — t h e i r o w n productions a n d b e c a m e t h e second acting as brokers f o r smaller holder o f federal coal land Consolidation Coal.

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a n n o u n c e d i n 1961 t h a t p l a n s f i r s t d e v e l o p e d i n 1947 f o r t h e i r o w n goal gasification process, w o u l d be successful w i t h i n ten years. The Federal government signed a contract w i t h Consol i n 1963 c a l l i n g f o r a l m o s t $10 m i l l i o n i n federal funds f o r the development o f gasoline f r o m coal. B y 1971, C o n s o l ' s n e w o w n e r , C o n t i n e n t a l , h a d r e c e i v e d $20 million from the government and the plan still didn't w o r k . F i n a l l y the D e p a r t m e n t o f the Interior renegotiated t h e contract, letting Continental off the hook. T H E O I L companies have used other tactics t o l i m i t t h e amount o f energy available t h e r e b y d r i v i n g prices up. F o r instance, although the a m o u n t of f e d e r a l l y - o w n e d coal PIPELINE A N D INDEPENDENT acreage leased b y t h e o i l companies h a s soared f r o m a b o u t 200,000 t o 750,000 i n t h e l ast t e n years, less t h a n t w o l e a s e s , w i t h 43,500 c o a l a c r e s . O i l ' s i n v e s t m e n t i n coal w a s per cent i n under production. L a r g e o i l companies such as made with a lot of economical forsight. A shift into control of Richfield a n d Continental a r e others-energy production gave sitting o n t h e valueable, l o w the companies the leverage t o sulfur coal reserves until t h e play off o n e resource against oil business runs into trouble. another t o obtain t h e highest But until then, they a r e prices. keeping t h e coal o u t o f t h e F o r instance, across t h e m a r k e t — w i t h t h e generous board, t h eoil companies have assistance o f t h e government stifled w o r k o n developing a w h i c h only charges t h e m $1 technology f o r changing coal per acre per year for the lease into substitutes f o r gasoline of the land. Ties between the government and gas-processes called and t h e o i l companies a r e gasification and liquefaction. a n d friendly as O I L O P P O S I T I O N t o these w a r m e v i d e n c e d by the government's processes h a s a surprisingly long history. T h e G e r m a n s failure t o take a n y action used gasoline m a d e f r o m coal against, o r e v e n investigate, during World W a r I I to power the o i l industry's glaring H i t l e r s w a r effort. B y a violations of anti-trust laws. Not only d i d t h e Justice written agreement between I.G. Farben, a m a j o r G e r m a n Department fail t o take antichemical firm w h i c h trust action against any o f t h e developed t h e technique, a n d oil-coal purchases i n t h e 60's Standard O i l o f N e w Jersey, but t h e I n t e r n a l R e v e n u e J e r s e y S t a n d a r d w a s g i v e n sole S e r v i c e ( I R S ) m a d e a special right t o Farben's process r u l i n g w h i c h a l l o w e d outside Germany. T h e y Continental t o avoid paying proceeded t o s i t o n i t t o keep taxes o n the i n c o m e i t used t o a n y o n e f r o m u s i n g i t i n buy Consolidation Coal. competition with Standard's T H E G O V E R N M E N T has o i l and gas. long supported t a x measures Consolidation Coal, when i t that have given billions o f was still independent, (Continued on page 15)

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A l a b a m a student slain by police i n I l l i n o i s D e m o p o l i s w h o said that t h e young B l a c k was well adjusted a n d w e l l l i k e d . " A t y p i c a l 16 y e a r - old boy, J o e had a good r e c o r d , " she said.

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DEMOPOLIS, Ala.- T h e slaying o f a Demopolis high school student i n a n o r t h e r n Illinois city has aroused t h e " H e h a d never been i n a n y anger o f Black citizens allt h e k i n d o f trouble. N o one i n our w a y f r o m W a u k e g a n , 111., t o w h o l e f a m i l y h a s ever been i n Alabama. a n y k i n d o f t r o u b l e , " she said. T H E Y O U N G , Black. 11th grade student o f John Essex M r s . A r m s t e a d said she w a s H i g h w a s spending his s u m m e r quite upset over a local r a d i o v a c a t i o n w i t h h i s t h r e e broadcast f r o m station W X I L brothers i n the N o r t h Chicago - whose M o n d a y newscast stated W a u k e g a n area o n t h e shores that h e r brother w a s "shot of L a k e M i c h i g a n , about f o r t y w h i l e t r y i n g to rob a store.'' miles north of Chicago. W X I L Station Manager J o e W o o d s , a g e 16 w a s s h o t i n A u s t i n C a l d w e l l , s a i d h e w a s the back of the head by a w h i t e u n a w a r e o f t h e broadcast, b u t policeman as he came h o m e i n stated " I t is a station policy t o a cab f r o m a baby - sitting r u n a correction," on assignment for one of his three erronerous broadcasts. brothers. M E A N W H I L E , T H E family T H E B I Z A R R E t r a i l t h a t of J o e W o o d s h a s r e a c h e d police say leads d o w n the well - Demopolis, a n d brought t h e lighted alley t o t h e death o f news of h o w the event actually the young A l a b a m a n is for t h e happened; along w i t h that most part unbelievable. news c a m e another doubious M u h a m m a d Speaks contacted account of the murder, this one the slain youth's sister M r s . f r o m a W a u k e g a n p o l i c e D o r o t h y A r m s t e a d i n report, which w a s actually

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PRIOR TO ARREST, J a m e s Johnson, Chicago police officer and president of the Confederation of Police C O P ) , carries picket sign in demonstration for higher pay. The conservative l a w and order, of mostly white officers has frequently resorted to 'unlawful' civil disobedience including slowdowns a n d demonstrations, in order to successfully strengthen its bargaining position. (M.S. Photo by Otis Shabazz)

"outrageous." The report states i n essence that after a w i n d i n g chase o n foot, t w o w h i t e policemen (Edward Dennis and Bruce R e p p ) j u m p e d over t w o fences and finally caught the suspect.

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However, as the w h i t e killer, E d w a r d Dennis, reached f o r the young boy h e slipped a n d fell, h i s g u n accidently went off a n d shot J o e Woods i n t h e back of the head killing h i m . Reporters from M u h a m m a d Speaks traveled t o W a u k e g a n and surveyed t h e alley where the youth was killed. T h e alley behind t h e woods' h o m e does not r e a c h t h e 900 block b n Jackson Street, w h e r e t h e police said they were responding t o a caller who had reported banging o n his rear door.

Attorney Cornelious O'Toole to look into t h e slaying to determine t h e cause o f t h e m u r d e r , a n d t o find o u t w h a t rights o f t h e deceased w e r e violated. Mrs. Gloria Woods told M u h a m m a d Speaks that h e r brother-in-law had returned f r o m baby-sitting f o r another brother i n a cab. " I heard a voice and saw the car pull o f f , " she said, a n d as J o e w e n t around t o t h e back door, she dozed* o f f again a n d d i d n o t hear a n y t h i n g else u n t i l t h e police came a n d told h e r f a m i l y that Joe had been i n a n "accident."

The alley comes to a dead end one block before 10th S t r e e t — t h e W o o d s l i v e i n t h e 1100 b l o c k AS T H E Y approached t h e and i t is impossible t o see alley w h e r e t h e m u r d e r took anything i n t h e area o f t h e place, M r s . Woods said t h e Woods home f r o m this area. body had already been m o v e d . M E A N W H I L E , M A N Y "Still they didn't tell us that W a u k e g a n a n d N o r t h Chicago Joe h a d been shot—but they residents point o u t that t h e told u s to go to the hospital, but Waukegan police really had n o they h a d already taken t h e business i n the N o r t h Chicago body to the c i t y m o r g u e . ' ' area i n spite o f its nearness t o The police never said Waukegan. T h e y state t h e anything to them, M r s . Woods Waukegan police were states a n d they h a d n o idea supposed t o notify t h e N o r t h w h a t h a d happened t o t h e Chicago police regardless — young student until this was not done. Waukegan's Black alderman The f a m i l y does't believe any R o b e r t E v a n s told t h e m t h a t h a d been slain by of t h e stories told b y police, he and have retained N A A C P policemen.

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L.A. Black political sophistication overlooked by latest census report Economic Statistics B L A C K S I N theLos Angeles Administration, 7,036,436 area are significantly younger, persons made u p the total L o s perhaps accounting f o r t h e B e a c h increasingly active political WASHINGTON, D.C.-Just Angeles - L o n g as M a y o r T h o m a s B r a d l e y S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t i a n a r e a i n v o l v e m e n t o f the t o t a l B l a c k b e g i n s t o s e t t l e d o w n t o p o p u l a t i o n i n A p r i l 1970. O f t h i s c o m m u n i t y . T h e o v e r a l l a d m i n i s t r a t i n g t h e m a m m o t h n u m b e r , 2,816,111 p e r s o n s l i v e d m e d i a n a g e f o r t h e c i t y w a s city o f L o s Angeles, Calif., w i t h i n the city limits. 30.6 y e a r s , w h i l e f o r B l a c k s t h e rumors from as f a r away as B l a c k i n h a b i t a n t s , a c c o r d i n g f i g u r e w a s s h o w n a s o n l y 24.9 London, England h a v e to the p r o f i l e , w e r e recorded a t years. s u r f a c e d w h i c h p o r t r a y t h e 503,517 p e r s o n s , o r 17.9 p e r city's first Black mayor as a cent. L a t e s t census data captive o f p o l i t i c a l l y however, reveals that this influential Zionist elements i n f i g u r e is an extreme the country. T h e r u m o r s rise "undercount." Some sources f r o m r e c e n t c l a i m s b y involved with '"minority" international Zionists that i t census a t t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f w a s t h e J e w i s h vote coupled C o m m e r c e a r e n o w hinting with Zionist money that that t h etrue Black population e s s e n t i a l l y accounted f o r t h e m a y approach 50 p e r cent o f mayor's victory. the city's inhabitants. I N V I E W O F the c l a i m — w i t h The computer profile listed o v e r t o n e s o f i m m i n e n t 2.182,768 p e r s o n s l i v i n g i n t h e • pressure" for a "payoff"—a city as white and another detailed census composite o f 518,971 a s S p a n i s h . T h e s i z e o f L o s Angeles is i n order. the B r a d l e y victory, however, A c c o r d i n g t o t h e m o s t recent suggests that the r a t i o of w h i t e c o m p u t e r p r o f i l e o f t h e c i t y , to n o n - w h i t e i s m u c h less t h a n prepared b y t h e Social a n d indicated i n the profile. By Lonnie Kashif M.S. Washington Bureau

POLITICAL independence of Los Angeles' first Black mayor, T h o m a s Bradley (left) w a s demonstrated w h e n the mayor of the country's third largest city joined thousands of Blacks at the Build Black Economy Bazaar sponsored by M u h a m m a d ' s Temple No. 27. Here, Mayor Bradley shakes hands with Min. Preston X, of Muhammad's Temple, Las Vegas.

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Los Angeles Black families are headed predominantly b y m e n w h i l e 31 p e r cent a r e headed b y w o m e n . These percentages represent some 117,959 B l a c k f a m i l i e s i n t h e c i t y . T h e a v e r a g e sizes o f t h e L o s A n g e l e s f a m i l i e s i n 1970 w a s 3.36 p e r s o n s . (Continued on page 16)

FIFTY PER CENT of Los Angeles population may be Black according to estimates which attack the 18 per cent 'official' census as a gross undercount. Increased political awareness which resulted in the election of Mayor Thomas Bradley, suggests a stronger Black influence than figures indicate.

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L a w students support Messenger M u h a m m a d By Terrence D X T e m p l e N o . 23 We the followers of the most Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d , here at the State University o fN e w Y o r k School of L a w , would like to take this opportunity t o stress t o you, Black man, t h e significance o f t h e t i m e i n which w e now live. Y o u m a y a s w e l l stop w a s t i n g t i m e trying t o find faults, fallacies and inconsistencies i n Messenger M u h a m m a d ' s teachings, o r w a i t i n g for the w h i t e press to endorse h i m . We have already made t h e search and inquisition which you are m a k i n g in your a t t e m p t t o salve your conscience and justify y o u r refusal t o c o m m i t yourself.

Our research w a s probably f a r m o r e intensive, f a r m o r e academic and far m o r e thorough and objective than any you w o u l d probably take the t i m e t o do. The result and conclusion o f o u r study o f a l l t h e relevant data o f theology, history, archeology, geography and geology i s — " T h e r e is no G o d but Allah, a n d E l i j a h M u h a m m a d is H i s Last and Greatest Apostle." The m a i n thing keeping you and any other wide awake, intelligent Black man from helping Messenger M u h a m m a d with what w e now have to do, is f e a r — f e a r o f e m p l o y e r s , f e a r of t e a c h e r s a n d f e a r o f w h a t y o u r f a m i l y and peers w i l l t h i n k and say. Messenger M u h a m m a d teaches us

Prisoners e m p h a s i z e , hospitals are a m u s t By Bro. Thomas E . X (Turner) and B r o . J i m m i e L . X (Riley) Jackson Prison The Muslim Brotherhood at Jackson P r i s o n is in exact agreement with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad—the American-socalled Negro m u s t have h i s o w n Hospitals. Refused entrance into m a n y of his f o r m e r slave-masters' hospitals o r deprived o f adequate medical a t t e n t i o n once a d m i t t e d , t h e B l a c k man m u s t think seriously i n t e r m s of acquiring medical facilities (hospitals and first-aid stations) t o attend the sick and i n j u r e d of his o w n people. M a n y instances, t o be certain, could be cited t o substantiate t h e B l a c k m a n ' s need f o r h i s o w n Hospitals. In general, the Black m a n is frequently injured i n t h e street o r becomes i l l i n his home, and when this occurs, he i s taken t o his f o r m e r slave-masters' hospital where he is often refused t h e proper medical a t t e n t i o n w h i c h is indispensable to his life or well-being. I t i s i m p e r a t i v e that the B l a c k m a n exert every conceivable effort, willingly, to acquire h i so w n Hospitals. Hospitals f o r the Black man are a Must. Because o f this necessity, w e , t h e M u s l i m Brotherhood at Jackson Prison, a r e urging o u r readers to contribute to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's Hospital Drive. We a r e g i v i n g o u r best financial support t o a i d o u r Beloved Leader. Teacher, and Guide, the Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d . And w e pray that every Black m a n , w o m a n , and child give a l l that they c a n t o help Messenger M u h a m m a d purchase o r build hospitals f o r the Black m a n here i n t h e wilderness of N o r t h America. In conclusion, w e again urgently ask for your financial contributions to support this Black cause. M a y A l m i g h t y (God) A l l a h bless each and

every contributor with t h e greatest success i n a l l t h a t is good. Please send y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o the specified address i n o u r M u h a m m a d Speaks newspaper. A s Messenger M u h a m m a d says—we a r e destined t o become t h e greatest Black Nation that ever was. And w e close by saying this: Hospitals f o r the Black m a n are, indeed—a must.

that w e a r e n o tcowards b y nature and that this fear w a s bred into us d u r i n g t h e course o f o u r 400 y e a r captive sojourn here i n A m e r i c a , and that i t is i n our nature t o stand up for w h a t w e k n o w is r i g h t . Any one w h o keeps up w i t h news i s aware of the fact that w e are living in a t i m e w h e n the powers o f the world are rapidly re-aligning themselves. The Asian-African states are solidifying behind their brother A r a b states i n opposition t o A m e r i c a a n d its use o f the greedy Z i o n i s t s i n t h e i r theft o f A r a b land i n t h e name o f "Israel." We are living in a t i m e when China and Japan a r e actually coming together. A l l o f a sudden, A m e r i c a has lost control o f t h e L a t i n A m e r i c a n countries as they desire t o join hands with their Cuban neighbors. M e a n w h i l e , o n the o t h e r side o f the "table," A m e r i c a runs around w i t h her worthless dollar trying to make friends w h i l e hiding her bloody hands in entities like N A T O , Israel a n d Saigon. She n e u r o t i c a l l y m a n i f e s t s a sudden new brotherly love for h e r old arch enemy — Russia. She declares that the C o l d - W a r is over w h i l e a t t h e same t i m e telling us of the necessity to spend i n c a l c u l a b l e s u m s t o shoot a monstrous technical device high above the Indian Ocean f o r t h e purpose of detecting the m o v e m e n t of ( R u s s i a n ) m i s s i l e s i n space.

A m e r i c a k n o w s she i s on the brink of m a s s i v e disaster. H e r f o r e m o s t social scientists k n o w that the socioeconomic-political conditions w h i c h e x i s t e d j u s t p r i o r t o t h e 1929-1930 depression exist today i n a far m o r e compounded state. The wealthy a n d knowledgeable have been investing i n foreign banks, purchasing foreign land and preparing places abroad. W h a t are you preparing for i n these dangerous times, Black m a n ? W i t h w h o m do y o u p l a n to stand? Are you still being diverted b y the rhetoric of programless "leaders" o r m i n i skirts and hot pants, o r are y o u still "tripping out" like some kind of Black hippie—or a r e y o u n o w convinced that m y s t i c s are the thing? While all nations o f t h e world a r e purchasing a n d producing a l l t h e grain they can, A m e r i c a i n h e r corruption sells hers a t the expense of her masses and her dependent N e g r o continues t o dance a n d sing w h i l e drunk on intellectualism, rhetoric, religion and drugs. Black m a n — y o u have a secure place reserved for you. A l l y o u have to d o i s a c t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h w h a t you k n o w t o be true and t h e t i m e i n which you live. Come out o fthat old bred-in-fear long enough t o dare t o recognize Messenger M u h a m m a d as the one and only leader w e have. T u r n now, while y o u still have t h e opportunity to t u r n to h i m .

POPULAR MESSAGE, taught by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, was recently presented on Nashville, Tenn. television by Min. Earl X interviewed above on WSM-TV's "Noon Show."

Ripe t i m e ' for Blackman to build Sister A n n 3 X T e m p l e N o . 28

The Honorable E l i j a h M u h a m m a d , Messenger o f Allah, teaches us that "Man I s Not Created Without A i m o r P u r p o s e , " ( s e e M . S . V o l . 9 N o . 39 June 12.1970). W e w h o have been lost and robbed of t h e k n o w l e d g e o f self a n d k i n d m u s t seek t o build that part o f ourselves that has been destroyed by the w h i t e m a n . T h e B l a c k m a n m u s t once again seek h i s o w n k i n d o f people, and w a y o f life. Messenger M u h a m m a d is w o r k i n g

day and night teaching the B l a c k m a n how h e must build h i m s e l f spiritually and economically. One cannot begin to b u i l d a n y t h i n g unless a good foundation has been established. The M u s l i m s here i n N o r t h A m e r i c a , under t h e guidance a n d leadership o f t h e Honorable E l i j a h M u h a m m a d , have been given a foundation that h a s surpassed a l l other so-called foundations supposedly designed f o r t h e B l a c k man. We Blacks have not k n o w n a m a n such as t h e m a n w e have i n Messenger Elijah Muhammad, Messenger o f Allah. I cannot fully

express i n words t h e love that generates f r o m the Messenger for the Black man, f o r i t is a love that is totally void of hypocrisy. We Blacks w h o have not accepted our o w n m u s t w a k e u p and recognize who this m a n is, and w h y h e is o n the scene today. The Black m a n m u s t listen w i t h his mind's e a r a n d see w i t h h i s mind's eye, then h e w i l l k n o w that i t is out of love f o r h i mwhen t h e Messenger says, " B l a c k m a n go f o r yourself, stop depending o n o t h e r s t o do f o r y o u that which you can do f o r yourself. C o m e follow m e and build of yourself a Great Nation."

PART I I THIS description of the face means that the people and their character is like a lion, and their flight is like the flight of an eagle. The lion is the most fearless of all of the beasts of the jungle. The lion is the most fearless of both animal and beast. And the people, the Black People, when once fear has been removed from them, — they take on the characteristics of a lion! AS E Z E K I E L says here in Chap. 1:10, the four creatures had these faces: ...the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and the face on the left side was like an ox. SINCE the lion is fearless and quick, he can attack instantly. This is referring to the Black Man. And as 'his face is as an ox on the left side, 'this refers to the strength of the Black Man, when it comes to his enemy. T H E B L A C K MAN'S enemy is said to be on his left side, because the enemy cannot be said to be on his right side. His enemy must be on his left side, •** —

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he goes outside to drop a bomb, he must hasten himself away from where he dropped the bomb in order to keep the enemy from attacking him. E Z E K I E L Chap. 1:15 says: "...behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces." This four faces could represent the color of the people that T H E W H E E L and its crew seeks to defend, as we have races Black, Brown, Yellow, and Red. These four are the major colors of the Black Man. E Z E K I E L Chap 1:16 says that T H E W H E E L "was as it were a W H E E L in the middle of a W H E E L . " E Z E K I E L Chap. 1:17: This W H E E L went upward "upon their four sides." This means that T H E W H E E L could fly either way. On either side of T H E W H E E L it could fly.

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E Z E K I E L Chap 1:18: "As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four." THIS verse means that the knowledge of the four nations was like faces full of eyes, in every direction that you look at them you see faces with eyes. Part I I I Continued Next Week. Elijah Muhammad, Messenger of Allah To You All.

PAY YOUR DEBTS I do not and the Holy Q u r - a n and God Do aNot Approve any Muslim as being a good Muslim, that goes and makes debts (whether it is with the Believers or Infidels) and then does not pa\ them. This is against the Law of Truth and Righteousness of Islam! Pay your debts or do not make them!! Elijah M u h a m m a d , Messenger o f Allah

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

A U G U S T 31,1973

S. Africa-Israel, Africa's white ruling axis (Continued from page 22)

A F T E R T H E Israeli aggression a g a i n s t A r a b c o u n t r i e s i n 1967, t h e T e l A v i v h a w k s began vigorously promoting t h e closer relations between S.A. and Israel. Tel A v i v hastily reorganized the Israeli - South African committee w h i c h h a d been set u p some t i m e before. Economist Chlomo Pier, w h o formerly lived i n South Africa, w a s placed a t t h e head o f t h e c o m m i t t e e . H i s i m m e d i a t e assistant w a s C o l . Efraim Shuhrer, w h o was demobilized from the Israeli armed forces t o become a representative of the Israeli " E l A l " airlines i n S.A. The committee worked intensively to w i d e n a n d strengthen all-round relations between Israel and the Republic of South Africa. I n September, 1967, C o m m a n d e r - i n Chief of the Israeli A i r Force, Mordehai Hoda, visited S.A. t o share combat experience and establish contacts w i t h representatives of t h e military. T h a t year, S.A. and Israel concluded an agreement on deliveries of " A r a v a " planes t o South.Africa a n d sales of other kinds of a r m a m e n t s . P L A Y I N G T H E R O L E of imperialism's " T r o j a n horse'' i n Africa, and seeking a n alliance w i t h another enemy o f free Africa, Israel has provided a broad economic, financial a n d political basis f o r development of relations with the

SACRED MUSLIM, and Christian Shrines in Jerusalem, which existed for centuries and were protected under Muslim rule. Within two years of the Israeli occupation in mid-1967, the sacred Muslim holy place w a s burned to the ground.

racist state, whose J e w i s h population holds p r o m i n e n t positions i n trade, industry and culture. Business ties between t h e t w o countries a r e also being p r o m o t e d b y Zionists reared i n S.A. and n o w holding high posts i n t h e I s r a e l i government. Among them are Foreign Minister Abba Eban; Chairman of the Jewish agency, L o u i s P i n k u s , f o r m e r I s r a e l i Representative in the U.S.. Michael K o m e i , and others. I t should be noted, h o w e v e r , that the clearly expressed sympathies i n S.A. f o r Israel (actively encouraged

f r o m abroad) are not displayed solely by the S.A. Zionists. A report i nt h e newspaper Star said that t h e "Brotherhood", a secret fascist organization, w h i c h is r u l i n g in the Nationalist Party, has made a large contribution t othe fund of aid t o Israel. Over a very short period, i t raised and remitted to Israel m o r e t h a n 10 m i l l i o n p o u n d s s t e r l i n g . Despite the U.N.'s decision t o boycott trade w i t h t h e S.A., Israel's exports t o that country increased f r o m $ 1 . 4 m i l l i o n t o $4 m i l l i o n b e t w e e n 1 9 6 1 a n d 1967, w h i l e i t s i m p o r t s f r o m S . A . reached $3.3

m i l l i o n b y 1967. B y 1971 t h e t r a d e between t h e t w o countries exceeded $30 m i l l i o n . I N V I E W O F this, the question arises: W h a t a r e t h e reasons f o r m u t u a l sympathies of the S.A. racists and the Zionists? W h a t c a n explain t h e f a c t t h a t d u r i n g 25 y e a r s n o t a single Zionist organization o r press organ came out with open denunciation of the m a n - hating policy of apartheid? Even when the whole world w a s staggered by the massacre at Sharpeville, n o t one Zionist press organ and not one organization or synagogue reacted t o this c r i m e i n any way at all. B y and large, this i n understandable. Prompted by her growing international isolation, Israel seeks closer ties w i t h racists thus f o r m i n g a united front with out-and-out reactionaries i n the A f r i c a n continent. The Pretoria government, i n turn, tries to break through the ring of international isolation i n which i t found itself because o f t h e w a y i t treats the country's native population. F r o m this stems t h e growing military alliance between S.A. and Israel. F o r example, T e l Aviv's order for heavy tanks is n o w under consideration in Pretoria. T h e r e is also another i m p o r t a n t factor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ideological and political affinity between racists and Zionists.

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O k l a h o m a prison By Min. Theodore G. X O K L A H O M A CITY, Okla.—McAlester State prison here i n O k l a h o m a burned f o r one w h o l e w e e k r e s u l t i n g i n the worst riot damage i nthe history o f this country. T h e destruction, claimed by some, w i l l r u n c l o s e t o $40 m i l l i o n . D U R I N G T H E off-again-on again rioting, w h i c h occurred f r o m F r i d a y , J u l y 27, t h r o u g h S a t u r d a y , A u g . 4 , 1973, t h r e e i n m a t e s w e r e killed, one m o r e died f r o m a h e a r t a t t a c k , 67 were treated o r hospitalized for i n j u r i e s o r illnesses a n d four a r e k n o w n t o have escaped. While some prisoners h a d been m o v e d t o o t h e r q u a r t e r s not burned out during the riot, and s o m e h a d been m o v e d t o other jails a n d prisons throughout t h e state, m o s t o f the prisoners have h a d t o live outdoors i n t h e elements during this week-long insurrection. Sweeping changes i nt h e correctional system o f this state—plus closing d o w n o f

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McAlester penitentiary—have McAlester State Prison had been recommended b y b e e n b u i l t t o h o u s e o n l y 1,000 L a w r e n c e A . C a r p e n t e r , convicts, b u t until recently, i t c o n s u l t a n t f o r t h e L a wh e l d m o r e t h a n 2,000. S o , Enforcement A s s i s t a n c e apparently t h e other prisons A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . < L E A A ) w h o throughout t h e state a r e also had been asked t o inspect t h e o v e r c r o w d e d with like McAlester prison destruction conditions existing. by G o v e r n o r D a v i d Hall. One of M r . Carpenter's most He is recommending that t w o profound recommendations i s o r t h r e e n e w m e d i u m - t o - that judges b e urged t o send m a x i m u m security facilities prison o n l y those felons be b u i l t n e a r m e t r o p o l i t a n "whose incarceration is areas, close t o needed c i t y necessary f o r t h e safety o f t h e medical a n d rehabilitation public." facilities. T h i s h a s also been A m o n g the m a n y reasons for the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o f a Black State Representative, A. the riot, w a s listed t h e fact were Visanio Johnson. Democrat. t h a t m a n y g u a r d s functionally illiterate or nearly Oklahoma City. so: a n d a l t h o u g h t h e i n m a t e s ALSO R E C O M M E N D E D to come primarily from the help alleviate the overcrowded urban areas of O k l a h o m a City, state prisons, i s that the state Tulsa a n d L a w t o n . a n d a r e pardon a n d parole board racially mixed, theguards are r e v i e w t h e cases o f e v e r y a l m o s t e n t i r e l y r u r a l whites. inmate i n the correctional T H E R E W A S ALSO a major system—except f o r those a c t i v e l y i n v o l v e d i nt h e racial riot at E l Reno Federal r i o t — i n an endeavour to secure R e f o r m a t o r y i n E l R e n o . e a r l y r e l e a s e f o r a s m a n y O k l a . , w h e r e 27 i n m a t e s w e r e i n j u r e d o n T h u r s d a y , A u g . 3, prisoners as possible

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incidents at E l Reno reformatory this summer. It would seem ironic to many T h e f i g h t i n g b r o k e o u t readers, that exactly one between a group o f w h i t e s and m o n t h t o t h e d a y after this a group o f Blacks o n t h e w r i t e r ' s false arrest a n d false recreational field i n t h e imprisonment, McAlester evening hours; this w a s t h e State P e n i t e n t i a r y ' s utter t h i r d i n a series o f r a c i a l d e s t r u c t i o n began. 1973. Four-hundred-fifty prisoners were involved.

Oil engineer (Continued from page 9 )

monopolists crisis n e a r l y $30 b i l l i o n a n d p a i d o n l y $1.4 b i l l i o n t a x e s — a r a t e o f a b o u t 4.7 p e r c e n t . W i t h o u t t a x breaks t h e companies would h a v e h a d t o p a y a r o u n d 40 p e r cent.

dollars to the o i l companies. I t is e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e o i l a n d gas depletion a l l o w a n c e alone i s w o r t h $2 b i l l i o n a n n u a l l y t o the oil industry. N i x o n is p a r t i c u l a r l y c h u m m y Basically, this loophole allows anyone who owns an oil with the oil m e n as witnessed w e l l t o d e d u c t 22 p e r c e n t f r o m b y t h e i r g e n e r o u s c o n t r i b u t i o n s $89,000 their gross income. I f this to h i s campaigns. through a p r i n c i p l e w e r e t o be applied t o " l a u n d e r e d " ' personal i n c o m e tax returns, i t M e x i c a n bank to finance t h e would allow a wage earner who Watergate plumbers w a s part m a k e s $10,000 a y e a r t o of a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o C R E E P s u b t r a c t $2,000 b e f o r e e v e n f r o m R o b e r t A l l e n , a T e x a s o i l figuring o u t w h a t t o pav t h e millionaire a n d president o f Gulf Resources and Chemical IRS. C ompany. And all U.S. companies with foreign o i l operations a r e Other Nixon contributors a l l o w e d t o r e d u c e t h e i r U . S . w o r t h y o f m e n t i o n i n 1972 income taxes further b y t h e include R i c h a r d M e l l o n Scaife a m o u n t o f t a x p a y m e n t they — G u l f O i l — w h o s e $1 m i l l i o n make to foreign governments. contribution w a st h e largest T h i s means that a l l o f t h e f r o m a n y single person; t h e m o n e y that T e x a c o pays i n Phipps f a m i l y _ T e x a c o ; t h e taxes to t h e government o f Rockefeller family — Exxon, Iran, f o r example, is t a x among others; A r t h u r E . deductible — dollar f o r dollar Johnson — M i d w e s t O i l ; — against U . S . income taxes, Thomas Pappas — EssoA L L T H I S a d d s u p t o Pappas; the P e w family—Sun tremendous t a xbreaks for t h e O i l ; and contributions f r o m the o i l c o m p a n i e s . B e t w e e n 1962 f a m i l i e s w h o o w n P e n n z o i l , Hess, a n d 1968. f o r e x a m p l e , f i v e f e k e r s P e t r o l e u m , G e t t y , S h a n e e n , M a r a t h o n and international o i l companies T e x a s O i l . earned combined profits o f

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Census often weapon against Black progress (Continued from page 9)

DREAMS DEFERRED, like the plans for a concourse and mall from the burned out ruins of Watts' 103rd St., have long been tabled' by conniving government agencies w h o use inaccurate census figures to undercount the Black population and thereby underestimate Black needs.

PORK KILLS!

NARCOTICS, BLACK O N BLACK CRIME, SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, POLICE BRUTALITY,...ALL KILLERS O F BLACK PEOPLE! We as Black People are constantly reminded of the dangers of these killers. We are reminded as we look upon our own everyday, we are reminded over the radio, the movies, the television, the newspapers As silly as it sounds, if some one wanted to set up a public location where Black Folks could BUY these killers...violen ce would most certainly happen ....BUT PORK .. PORK, BROTHERS AND SISTERS

T R I C H I N A W O R M causes all of these symptons and will cause years of suffering and an EARLY DEATH! Is your child slower mentally than you feel he should be? ...STOP bringing pork into your home and watch the MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT O F ALL IN THE HOUSEHOLD! YOU WOULD NOT BUY SICKLE CELL ANEMIA OR N A R C O T I C S FOR YOUR CHILD!!! ^ P R O G R E S S I V E Super marts like YOUR SUPER MARKET, 8345 Sjfr C O T T A G E G R O V E AVENUE, NOT sell you,

tongue," another index o f In t h e ' ' u n r e l a t e d social and political influence, individuals" classification, listed t h e Jewish population B l a c k s a c c o u n t e d f o r 68,005, o r s p e a k i n g Y i d d i s h , s e c o n d a t 15.3 p e r c e n t , w h i l e S p a n i s h 82,883 p e r s o n s — b e h i n d t h e surname i n d i v i d u a l s Spanish speaking persons c o m p r i s e d 9.8 p e r c e n t . c o u n t e d a t 405,777. T h e T h e m o b i l i t y o f t h e L o sG e r m a n l a n g u a g e w a s t h i r d A n g e l e s B l a c k s i s v e r y w i t h 79,793 p e r s o n s . Some indication o f the reason fluid—59 p e r cent m o v i n g b e t w e e n 1965 a n d 1970. T h ef o r t h e v o l a t i l e " a n t i - w a r " n u m b e r m o v i n g to L o s Angeles m o v e m e n t s in the L o s Angeles from states other t h a n area can be seen i n the figures California during this period representing veterans status. w a s 40,705. T h e l a r g e s t p o r t i o n N e a r l y 5 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l — 58.1 p e r c e n t — o f t h e s e n u m b e r o f 9 1 1 , 462 m a l e s i n t h e movers came f r o m Southern city were listed as veterans. s t a t e s w h i l e 11.0 p e r c e n t c a m e T h e s e v e t e r a n s s e r v e d i n t h e f r o m t h e N o r t h e a s t , 2 3 . 5 p e r f o u r m a j o r w a r s : 187,524, W W c e n t f r o m t h e N o r t h C e n t r a l I I ; 84,403, K o r e a n W a r ; 66,427, a n d 7.5 p e r c e n t f r o m t h e W e s t . V i e t N a m ; a n d 20.902 W W I . IN EDUCATION, the The m a j o r i t y o f the Spanish s p e a k i n g m i g r a n t s c a m e f r o m c o m p u t e r s h o w s 24.0 p e r c e n t t h e S o u t h also, t o t a l l i n g 37.4 of the public school e n r o l l m e n t per cent. F o r w h i t e s , the N o r t h b e l o w t h e college l e v e l a s Central states d o m i n a t e Black. This figure is taken a m o n g t h e " m o v e r s " w i t h 28.8 f r o m t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f 634,253 p e r s o n s i n s c h o o l s per cent. T H E " F O R E I G N S T O C K " within the city. Despite the growing population i s usually a n index of t h e p o l i t i c a l a n d social p e r c e n t a g e o f B l a c k s , t h e m o r e s o f a c i t y . I n t h e c a s e o f c o m p u t e r r e c o r d e d 5.8 p e r c e n t L o s A n g e l e s , 951,023 p e r s o n s i n t h e t o t a l l a b o r f o r c e a n d w e r e l i s t e d i n t h i s c a t e g o r y . a b o u t 1,371 o f t h e s e w e r e Aside f r o m M e x i c o , w h i c h m e m b e r s o f the a r m e d forces. u n d e r s t a n d a b l y l i s t s h i g h w i t h O f 15.8 p e r c e n t r e p r e s e n t e d i n 222,693 p e r s o n s c o u n t e d , t h e t h e c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e , 19,753, 10.1 p e r cent were Soviet U n i o n topped t h e list or "unemployed." w i t h 85,490 p e r s o n s . Against such a statistical Canada, England and G e r m a n y f o l l o w e d w i t h 65,000, b a c k g r o u n d , t h e v i c t o r y o f 53,000 a n d 51,699 persons M a y o r Bradley could s u m m o n respectively. F o r t h e total a variety o f interpretations. SESA figures, h o w e v e r , However, t h e recent Zionist G e r m a n y ranks third w i t h claims that h i s victoryw a s engineered by 129,436 p e r s o n s — b e h i n d t h e w h o l l y U n i t e d K i n g d o m w i t h 142,000 A m e r i c a n J e w r y m a y b e and j u s t ahead o f t h e Soviet devised f o r p o l i t i c a l gain a t a time when Black inner-city U n i o n w i t h 128,697 p e r s o n s . p "Language," o r " m o t h e r olitics in on the ascendancy.

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Black lawyers group, others back Bailey (Continued from page 5 )

c o m m u n i t y with veto power. The present recall election, and Proposition M — w i t h their broad coming-together of the city's conservative elements as a c o m m o n p r e m i s e — w e r e billed last N o v e m b e r as a s i n g l e h a n d - i n - g l o v e o p e r a t i o n . A B R I E F H I S T O R Y of Berkeley recall-efforts reveals a central theme of r a c i s m . A c c o r d i n g t o B l a c k Congressman R o n Dellums in a statement o f support f o r Bailey, verifying this observation, the recall t a c t i c w a s l a s t u s e d i n t h e e a r l y 60's against Berkeley School Board m e m b e r s supporting drives for m o r e quality education f o r Blacks. Bailey contends that m a n y o f t h e same conservative grouping behind h i s recall backed the earlier effort. Charges against the Black c o u n c i l m a n , m a k i n g the basis for and supposedly l e g i t i m i z i n g t h e recall effort, comprise a spurious a n d doubtful kind of character assassination, lacking any i m p u t a t i o n of incompetence o r malfeasance f r o m a legal standpoint. Bailey himself points o u t , rather significantly, " I f they found the kind of c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d conspiracy o n m y part as they have on Richard N i x o n ' s part, then there m a y be some justification." But all they have on this brother is that he is a zealous advocate of Black interests, and u n c o m p r o m i s i n g i n his stance for Berkeley progress, w h i c h

BERKELEY CITY Councilman, D'Army Bailey, f a c i n g recall by white conservative community factions.

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election t o the council in A p r i l o f '71. B e r k e l e y has witnessed the most f a r reaching strides f o r i t s Biack c o m m u n i t y ever. Bailey s impressive and admirable record w a s perhaps best recounted i n a recent newspaper article by M a r y Jane Johnson,

Chairwoman of the Committee Against the R e c a l l E l e c t i o n ( C A R E ) . President of the Berkeley Branch of t h e N . A . A . C . P . . C h a i r w o m a n Johnson said, " D u r i n g t h e B a i l e y years, t h e precentage of Black p o l i c e m e n h a s risen f r o m 2 p e r cent t o 14 p e r c e n t ; m o r e B l a c k s h o l d h i g h level city positions than at any other time i n the city's history (for example. City Manager. City A t t o r n e y . C i t y P e r s o n n e l D i r e c t o r >\ the city n o w has t h e most comprehensive affirmative action h i r i n g and p r o m o t i o n p r o g r a m of any city i n the country: minority businessmen participate m o r e fully in the city contract bidding process, at M r . Bailey's insistence." C o u n c i l m a n B a i l e y also organized the Black People's C o m m i t t e e of Inquiry, investigating t h e recent murders of t w o Black Southern U n i v e r s i t y students. BAILEY'S R E P U T A T I O N of selfless c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e cause of the B l a c k m a n has r a l l i e d the support of such prestigeous B l a c k figures as Attorney Howard Moore,—Georgia Representative Julian Bond, M r s . Medgar Evers, entertainer Rufus Thomas. Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher and California Congressman Ronald Dellums. Recently, an enthusiastic throng of 2.500 B e r k e l e y c i t i z e n s r e s p o n d e d w i t h almost continuous, thundering applause as R e v . Jesse Jackson, noted civil rights leader, and a host of

Berkeley ministers, attacked the Recall against C o u n c i l m a n Bailey. I n one o f his m o r e m e m o r a b l e and forceful statements, R e v . Jackson declared " I f those w h o are i n back of the recall were serious about violations o f t h e public trust, they w o u l d be circulating petitions for the i m p e a c h m e n t of Nixon.' T h e y seek not justice, but B a i l e y . " I T I S I N D I C A T I V E o f the present political c l i m a t e that such docile caution is prescribed i n approaching the situation of a w h i t e m a n , upto his e a r s i n s c a n - J , a n d such' r e c k l e s s abandon is f nployed i n t h e recall effort against another, a Black m a n , who is without even a hint o f misconduct. T h i s specter o f polarization o f conservative interests and backlash across the country, supports Bailey's feeling that t h e recall against h i m m a y be a trial m o v e heading a n eventual national campaign to oust progressive Biack representatives i n g o v e r n m e n t and a l l o w as guardians of our interests only bootlicking, figurehead accommodationists as replacements. Bailey says i n this regard, w i t h B l a c k elected officials being less than one p e r cent o f governmental representatives i n the country, " w e begin to increase the n u m b e r of B l a c k officials, they w a n t t o say the k i n d of Blacks they w i l l allow in the political arena."

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neighborhood has been very bad because there is a lot of dope and vandalism. The building (church in Hyde Park) has excellent facilities for us."

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Julian Levi, brother of the University's Chancellor, former head of the South East Planning Commission and recently appointed to the Planning Commission of the city of Chicago, is said to

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A l l kinds o fexcuses began t o locate i n the heart of the Black crop up. The director o f t h ecommunity with noregard for educational Hyde P a r k - K e n w o o d Council its inhabitants' of Churches a n d Synagogues needs — i t isn't hard to believe felt that t h e Black church the tremendous impact it could could n o t financially afford have in preventing hundreds of such a n investment even Blacks from coming t o Hyde though they h a d applied for a P a r k , even to worship. l o a n w h i c h had been approved S U B T L E H I N T S o f r a c i s m by t h e Continental Illinois and race fear were apparent a t Bank. the M a y 1 meeting o f t h e R e v . D a v i s discounts all t h e c h u r c h ' s c o u n c i l . I n a n f l ' m s y excuses that a r e being u n p r e c e d e n t e d m o v e , L e v i Y e t , t h i n g s b e g a n t o t a k e J. o f f e r e d , s a y i n g h e f e l t a d d r e s s e d t h e c o u n c i l , t u r n f o r t h e w o r s e f o r t h e somebody p u t pressure o n t h e extolling his v i r t u e s as one w h o Black minister a n d h i s 150- w h i t e Methodist parishoners has a l w a y s w o r k e d f o r r a c i a l m e m b e r congregation. N o t and church hierarchy to m a k e balance in H y d e P a r k . only h a s their church been t h e m change their m i n d s o n ' W h i l e telling t h e m they had to vandalized b u t t h e the sale. m a k e their o w n decision, L e v i • congregation o f t h e United H e said that R e v . P e r c e l l , was also t w i s t i n g t h e race Methodist h a s decided t o himself, commented o nt h e fear dagger into t h e minds of renege o n their original a m o u n t o f c o n t r o l t h e the council b y i n f o r m i n g t h e m agreement and withhold the university exerts i n t h e H y d e that the "prestigious" M u r r a y sale o f t h e church f r o m R e v . Park community. S c h o o l i s " a l r e a d y 70 p e r c e n t Davis. Considering t h e lack o f Black." R e v . P e r c e l l . w h o h a d been attention t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T o conceal their deceit a n d v e r y active i n t h e sale Chicago gives t o t h e unwillingness t o support t h e proceedings, suddenly refused neighboring W o o d l a w n Blacks, churches i n the community, while confiscating c o m m u n i t y have offered t o to c o m m e n t o n t h e issue, s t a t i n g the m a t t e r w a s u p t o l a n d a s i t sees f i t — r e m o v i n g s h a r e t h e i r f a c i l i t i e s w i t h t h e his congregation to m a k e t h e Blacks f r o m their homes w i t h Black church. Others have decision whether t o sell t h e no c a r e f o r t h e i r f u t u r e spoken o f t h e possibility o f a existence, being p e r m i t t e d t o merger. church to D a v i s or not. have called the secretary of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Council of Churches and Synagogues, .asking for the names of the United Methodist Church's parishoners! T h e r e is n o d e f i n i t e p r o o f t h a t there actually w e r e a n y calls made to individual parishoners; f o r some reason or other, none o f t h e H y d e P a r k liberals are talking.

REFUSAL O F HYDE PARK church to take a positive stand honoring their original agreement to sell their church to Black congregation points out the hypocritical racist attitude that is seriously affecting the Hyde Park community. (M.S. photo by Nancy Carter)

Rev. E m e r y Percell o f the U n i t e d C h u r c h and R e v . D a v i s had m e t i n January and agreed t o a p r i c e o f $75,000 i n a c a s h sale for the Methodist Church. i n the Black I n good faith, R e v . D a v i s gave r e m a i n also the Hyde P a r k m i n i s t e r a c o m m u n i t y . F i n n e y c h e c k f o r $4,000 w i t h i n t h e s t a t e d t h a t t h e w h i t e C h u r c h w o r k s in the Black c o m m u n i t y following six weeks. Also agreed to, but for s o m e in a n a t t e m p t t o m a i n t a i n i t s reason o r o t h e r not c a r r i e d out, p o w e r base. H e also characterized t h e was a n agreement b y both parties that Davis w a s t o c h u r c h ' s current m o v e t o produce a signed o f f e r . Africanize some of its services R e g a r d l e s s , t h e U n i t e d and rituals as m e r e l y a n Methodist congregation, w h i c h expediency t o m a i n t a i n i t s has t o approve a n y m a j o r influence a m o n g B l a c k people. T H E C O M M U N I T Y organizer decision concerning t h e church, approved t h e sale i n advised B l a c k people that they m u s t control and finance their good faith. o w n religious institutions and AS W O R D o f t h e i m p e n d i n g m a k e t h e m f i t their needs. H e sale t o Blacks reached t h e community, Phillip E l m e s o f cited t h e Honorable E l i j a h the Kennedy, R y a n , M o n i g a l M u h a m m a d a n d t h e resulting and Associates, I n c . r e a l effect o f h i s leadership a n d of the estate f i r m , came into t h e accomplishments picture. H e wanted t o buy t h e N a t i o n of I s l a m as examples of C h u r c h f o r $60,000 c a s h , g u t t h e w h a t B l a c k p e o p l e c a n d o f o r building a n d replace i t w i t h themselves. In an exclusive interview with modern, medium-income M u h a m m a d Speaks, F i n n e y housing. got t o the root o f the p r o b l e m Negotiations w e n t o n w i t h Black people have w i t h t h e b o t h sides v y i n g f o r t h e Catholic Church today. F i n n e y valuable site. O n M a y 1, a t a said there's a vast difference United Church c o u n c i l in the effect the C h u r c h has on m e e t i n g , t h e R e v . D a v i s Black people a n d o n w h i t e presented t h e board w i t h a people. c o n t r a c t s a l e f o r $50,000. T h e H e pointed out: " W e see that council frowned on this type of in Chicago, i n t h e D a l e y business a s i t left t h e m liable m a c h i n e t h a t w h i t e I r i s h for t h e building, i t s insurance Catholics get s o m e t h i n g out of and any violations w h i c h m i g h t the Catholic Church - a s a occur. T o placate the council, a people they g e t something out c o m p r o m i s e s a l e o f $60,000 o f i t . T h e y a r e p r e f e r r e d i n t h e was reached to keep the Black w a y o f e m p l o y m e n t , housing church's bid i n line w i t h t h e and social services. B u t w e white real estate agent's. (Blacks) get nothing but However, w o r d leaked o u t sermons. that there w a s possibly some " B l a c k Catholics a r e used b y concern a n d positive action the Catholic Church, not users being exerted b y t h e of i t . T h e y a r e either U n i v e r s i t y of Chicago. exploited o r neglected. T h e

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Catholic as I ' m concerned t h a t a n y Church I g o t t o belong t o , w h e r e it's a one w a y street — I ' m putting all i n and getting nothing o u t o f i t , ain't n o C h u r c h I w a n t t o be i n . " Finney illustrated a great deal o f knowledge o f the w o r k and history o f the Honorable

church Elijah Muhammad when he told a n audience o f several hundred Black Catholics, "People laughed at t h e Messenger, Elijah M u h a m m a d when he started t h e M u s l i m N a t i o n i n t h e U n i t e d States. T h e y called h i m a self appointed, self styled leader.

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By Donald Mosby C H I C A G O — T h e recently elected Black m a y o r of Compton. Calif., returned t o t h e Chicago o f h e r childhood — w h e r e she once taught school — in t r i u m p h . MRS. DORIS DAVIS s a i d d u r i n g a press conference that her r e t u r n had special m e a n i n g because w h e n she l e f t t h e c i t y i n 1959 s h e w a s completely disenchanted w i t h politics

White coalition seeks Berkeley council recall By Larry 5 X (Special to Muhammad Speaks)

B E R K E L E Y - T h e big issue in this quaint university town is the Recall Election aimed a t the ouster of Black city Councilman D ' A r m y Bailey, s c h e d u l e d f o r A u g u s t 21st. WHAT IS HAPPENING, u n d e r n e a t h the city's tranquil veneer a n d reputation of radical "hippiedom," is a conservative-led political coup t o take u p t h e slack after a t t e m p t s t o push through a reactionary runoff measure failed last November. A s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e O c t . 2 0 , 1972 issue o f M u h a m m a d Speaks, " T h e controversial amendment would nullify B l a c k voter strength and tend to i n s u r e e l e c t i o n o f w h i t e c i t y officials." The city's white and conservative community, i n numerical majority, has a l w a y s sought a n opportunity t o marshal their forces against Councilman Bailey, in a n across-theboard election, a n d t h e defeated runoff measure, called Proposition M , w a s basically a sinister ruse to neutralize the plurality system which assures Black representation i n Berkeley's city government. The runoff would have required any c a n d i d a t e to r e c e i v e 51 per cent o f t h e votes for election; i n other words i t would have provided t h e white (PmntinnoH nn n»0P 171

Mayor Doris Davis, Compton, Calif. (M.S. photos by Otis Shabazz)

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mayor — Chicago style. She w e n t o n to say, h o w e v e r , t h a t i t was h e r childhood i n Chicago which gave her the scope and b r e a d t h t o be able to deal w i t h politics i n C o m p t o n , as w e l l a s t h e m a n y c o m m u n i t y issues a m a y o r m u s t cope w i t h . I n 1965, M r s . D a v i s b e c a m e t h e f i r s t Black city clerk i nthe country w h e n she defeated a l o n g - t e r m i n c u m b e n t i n the post w i t h m o r e t h a n 61 per cent of t h e v o t e s c a s t i n h e r f a v o r . She w a s a candidate because no one else w o u l d m a k e the t r y . E A R L I E R THIS y e a r , s h e d e f e a t e d the Black m a y o r w h o m she h a d h e l p e d g e t e l e c t e d i n 1969. O n c e a g a i n she w a s a r e l u c t a n t candidate. S h e ran because i t w a s felt that the m a y o r had " b e t r a y e d " t h e people w h o p u t him i n office. A s w i t h the city clerk's post, t h e r u m o r indicated the m a y o r couldn't be defeated. Once again M r s . D a v i s p r o v e d t h e m t o be w r o n g . M r s . D a v i s w a s i n C h i c a g o to.be the keynote speaker a t a luncheon for the Coalition f o r Representative Government, a newly formed Black independent political thrust w h i c h i s planning t o tackle long - t e r m i n c u m b e n t a n d p o l i t i c a l boss. M a y o r R i c h a r d J . D a l e y of Chicago. THE PLEASANT WORDS o f t h e tall, poised. B l a c k w o m a n tend t o hide her toughness. S h o r t l y after she began speaking, however, t h e entire audience realized that w h e n t h e m a y o r said, " y o u have t o be ruthless in politics, s o m e t i m e s , " then she was fully capable of fulfilling that role. M a y o r D a v i s told the audience, i t is a " m y t h that y o u can't beat t h e machine, because t h e machine i s a myth. " T h e biggest thing the m a c h i n e h a s going for i t is the propaganda that i t can't be beat." She also sought to destroy the m y t h that independent politics require a great deal of m o n e y . " A l l y o u need i s a g a m e p l a n , " M r s . D a v i s said. I f y o u do y o u r h o m e w o r k a n d w o r k y o u r game plan, y o u c a n beat t h e machine." ' M A Y O R D A V I S told t h e luncheon gathering that t h e most important role they could fulfill w a s that o f " w a t c h d o g " after the election. T h i s is needed, she feels, i n order t o assure the fact that t h e w i n n e r s keep their promises. According to M a y o r Davis, Black people m u s t be prepared t o sacrifice in order to p r o v i d e a n e c o n o m i c base for B l a c k elected officials. " I f t h a t doesn't h a p p e n , " she said, "the opposition will buy t h e m o f f . "

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Alcoholism plagues U.S. military: Senior officers victims of liquor By Harold 4X Special T o M u h a m m a d Speaks " F i r s t the m a n takes a drink. T h e n the drink takes the m a n " . — A Chinese Proverb A T L A N T A - The military might of the U n i t e d States lies in its southern military camps. I n Georgia, it's F o r t s Benning, Gordon a n d McPherson. This armed strength has a n eroding content, namely, alcoholism—the same eroding factor in the A m e r i c a n society. A Pentagon-released study showing severe misuses o f alcohol i n the A r m y , c o n f i r m s that the m i l i t a r y is c o n d u c i v e t o p r o b l e m d r i n k i n g a n d has a t r a d i t i o n o f p r o t e c t i n g alcoholics in its ranks. T H E I N H E R E N T false belief b y Army commanders that hard drinking and hard fighting make a good soldier h a s been p u t t o rest b y recent w a r s i n Indo-China. Whereas drugs i n V i e t N a m have been projected as the biggest p r o b l e m t h e A r m y has protected alcoholism w h i c h is the r e a l p r o b l e m . Dr. Richard Wilbur, Assistant Secretary o f Defense for Health and E n v i r o n m e n t , revealed a study i n W a s h i n g t o n t h a t f o u n d 44 p e r c e n t o f the A r m y ' s enlisted m e n w e r e : roblem drinkers." -..cohol abuse centers a t F o r t s Benning. Gordon a n d McPherson jreport a steady rise i n alcoholism

a m o n g younger enlisted m e n , also that most patients a r e noncommissioned officers. T H E P E N T A G O N - f i n a n c e d study charged that t h e A r m y is " a n environment that is tolerant of heavy drinking and drunkenness," w h i c h is generated f r o m t h e society that surrounds its existence. F o r military enlisted men. reported a l c o h o l i s m h a s r i s e n f r o m 29 p e r c e n t t o 37 p e r c e n t . T h e report said the A r m y estimated a l o s s o f $17 m i l l i o n i n p a y a n d a l l o w a n c e s b e c a u s e o f t h e 2.200 m a n years wasted because o f m e n w h o have a drinking problem. It recommended a curtailment o f the traditional m i l i t a r y "happy h o u r " — cheap b a r drinks a n d inexpensive liquor at government operated w h i s k e y stores. A t F o r t G o r d o n . 65 a c t i v e d u t y m i l i t a r y personnel a r e currently being treated f o r alcohol abuse, a spokesman said. T h e r e a r e m a n y m o r e outside the t r e a t m e n t center. The Army, with its tradition of protecting alcoholics, h a screated a certain e m p a t h y between those w h o d r i n k a n d those w i t h d r i n k i n g problems. A n a r m y m a n w h o has been a heavy drinker a l l h i s life finds after reaching middle age and senior rank that he's d r i n k i n g - m o r e than ever. W I T H L E N G T H of service and being close t o r e t i r e m e n t , h e finds h i m s e l f

coming t ow o r k w i t h a hangover and then showing up drunk. F e w commanders would turn h i m in. F o r those w h o a r e turned i n o r t u r n themselves i n , there is t h e feeling that they will lose security clearances or chances for promotion. H e r e a t F o r t McPherson's alcoholic t r e a t m e n t center, m o r e a n d m o r e enlisted personnel a r ebeing treated because o f t h e stresses and strains accompanying a tour o f duty i n t h e U.S. A r m y . Alcoholism i n the military is n o t isolated f r o m society. I t i s i n fact, a symptom of itsenvironment. I n the U . S . , t h e r e a r e m o r e t h a n 70 m i l l i o n persons w h o drink alcohol a n d u p w a r d s o f 10 p e r c e n t a r e a d d i c t e d . All. however, are potential alcoholics because every p r o b l e m d r i n k e r had to start, s o m e t i m e . T h e social, legal, a n d economic aspects o f alcoholism a r e w e l l known. I t definitely interferes with the w a y a person thinks.Teels, a n d acts. T h e medical hazards a r e cirrhosis of the liver, delirium tremens, ulcers, gastritis, chronic pancreatitis and complications affecting blood and bone m a r r o w . A L C O H O L S U R E L Y does d a m a g e to t h e heart. T h e changes a r e n o t visible with a nordinary microscope, but alterations i n cardiac functions occur. I t also destroys b r a i n cells.

Monstrous flood n o r t h e r n X e i r Jersey By Bro. Alonzo 4X

officials into serious discussions about revising t h e state's weather charts. N E W A R K . N . J .- A SIX N O R T H - J E R S E Y :: r . s t r o u s f l o o d s e t u p o n p a r t s c o u n t i e s w e r e d e c l a r e d a Northern N e w Jersey w i t h disaster area b y President ich unprecedented savagery N i x o n a n d t h e f e d e r a l a r l y t h i s m o n t h t h a t i t government released millions bsolutely shocked s t a t e of d o l l a r s i n r e l i e f funds a n d tSpecial to Muhammad Speaks)

m o n e y for future flood control. The question is. though, how can floods be controlled? T o quote f r o m one o f t h e state's largest papers, t h e Elizabeth J o u r n a l "... W i e r d w e a t h e r h a s been plaguing m u c h o f t h e nation since 1972, w i t h droughts, blizzards, flooding

EW JERSEY SUBURBS were immobilized in early August, w h e n unseasonable floods wracked the other w e a r y Eastern U.S! seaboard. Meteorologists estimate that 1972 weather w a s the most istable and disastrous in many decades, and 1973 weather promises no relief.

immobilizes suburbs and tornadoes. I t m i g h t help i f local communities a n d political leaders began t o revise their weather charts..." These sentiments a r e echoed throughout the state as e r r a t i c w e a t h e r patterns baffle those charged with developing adequate plans f o r flood control. I N T H I S R E C E N T deluge, m o r e than nine inches of r a i n fell on communities surrounding P l a i n f i e l d i n less than three hours. Streams and creeks burst over their banks and poured into streets, homes and business establishments. Witnesses said w a t e r w a s gushing d o w n the neighboring W a t h u n g M o u n t a i n s w i t h such force that trucks, trees, cars and buses w e r e swept along i n the furious current. Six deaths w e r e attributed t o the flood a n d hundreds w e r e reported injured. M o r e than 2.500 h o m e s h a d t o be evacuated, many of which w e r e permanently, damaged by flood waters. N e w Jersey Gov. William T . C a h i l l said, " I ' v e seen enough

to k n o w , indeed, w e have a disaster here." Thousands o f families a r e homeless, d a m a g e is e v e r y w h e r e . T H E E X C L U S I V E suburban h a m l e t of N o r t h P l a i n f i e l d w a s the hardest h i t area. F i v e of those w h o perished i n t h e disaster w e r e killed there. T o r r e n t s o f w a t e r a s deep a s 20 f e e t w a s h e d a w a y e a r s l i k e m a t c h - s t i c k s , i n m a n y cases depositing t h e m on top o f each other. I n o n e incident, t h e massive trailor ofa truck was left smashed through the second floor w i n d o w s o f a n a p a r t m e n t house. State Sen. R a y m o n d H . B a t e m a n said, " I don't see how w e could've done anything to prevent this disaster, w e can't control t h e weather. W e ' d • better begin recognizing these changing weather patterns though." C a h i l l added, " T h e creeks are there a n d t h e heavens a r e there, a n d there's just n o t m u c h w e can do about it.'' The odds, are that Cahill is right.. *

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A U G U S T 31,1973

Israel, 'slate of apartheid

South A f r i c a n leader declares H i s t o r y of P r e t o r i a - T e l A v i v ' b r o t h e r h o o d * By Y u r i Guk, M.Sc. (Special T o M u h a m m a d Speaks) C H I C A G O â&#x20AC;&#x201D; F r o m the first days of the existence o f t h e South A f r i c a n U n i o n , ( S A U ) , f o r m e d i n 1910, i t s government established contacts w i t h leaders o f the World Zionist Organization (WZO). Chaim Weizmann, president o f t h e W Z 0 , who later became the first president of I s r a e l , w a s a close f r i e n d o f F i e l d M a r s h a l Smuts, a zealous advocate and ideologist of racialism.

S M U T S S A I D m a n y times that the f o r m a t i o n of a Zionist state was i n t h e interests o f S.A. H e stressed that Israel was the gateway toAfrica and it w a s only to Z i o n i s m that S.A. could entrust thecontrol of this gateway. T h e S.A. U . recognized Israel in 1948, i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e Nationalist Party came into power i n the country. M a n y p r o m i n e n t leaders of t h e p a r t y said that t h e f o r m a t i o n of Israel w a sa victory f o r the Jews o v e r t h e A r a b s , t h a t i s . t h e v i c t o r y of the w h i t e over the non - white.

ISRAELI DELEGATION to the U.N., headed by native South African and now Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban (right front), have a l w a y s supported the racist South African regime, 1 a n d has never publicly attacked the vicious wrongs of apartheid, in Southern Africa.

O T H E R S T E P S followed the diplomatic recognition of Israel by the S.A.U. T o insure t h e support f o r the policies o f t h e ruling Nationalist P a r t y bytheJewish population of the country and by Israel in the international arena, t h e then S . A . P r i m e M i n i s t e r M a l a n w e n t so f a r as to a l l o w S.A. citizens o f t h e J e w i s h nationality t o serve i n t h e I s r a e l i a r m e d forces. This w a s against theS.A. Constitution, but still he, himself, w a s the first head o f a foreign state t o be given t h e r e d carpet w e l c o m e i n I s r a e l i n 1953. Since M a l a n ' s visit a n d up t o o u r time, t h e Jewish c o m m u n i t y i n S.A. has been sending m o r e m o n e y p e r capita to Israel than a n y other Jewish community in the world. In reply to the S.A. government's support f o r Israel, t h e Jewish c o m m u n i t y declared i t s full support for t h e policies o f t h e Nationalist Party. THE G O V E R N M E N T S of Strijdom. Verwoerd, and later the Vorster government, continued consolidating relations with the Jewish Zionist c o m m u n i t y and gave a n u m b e r o f responsive posts i n t h e state apparatus to Zionists. Thus, President of the Zionist organization of South Africa, S.Kofer, w a s then g i v e n the post of Chief Judge in T r a n s v a a l a n d holds t h e post t o this day. A leader o f t h e South A f r i c a n Zionists, F.Jomer, is assistant attorney general i n Transvaaal. H e

NATIVE SOUTH African, Moshe Dayan, 'hawkish' defense minister of the pirate nation of Israel.

particularly "distinguished" himself d u r i n g t h e n o t o r i o u s 1964 t r i a l o f Nelson Mandela, W.Sisulu and other fighters against apartheid and racial inequality. Despite a strict control o n the flux of currency out of S.A., the Jewish c o m m u n i t y obtained permission t o r e m i t $700,000 t o I s r a e l e v e r y y e a r . During thetripartite (Anglo-FrancoIsraeli) aggression against Egypt, Pretoria made no secret o f i t s sympathies f o r Israel. T h e leaders of the racialist regime were fully aware that the penetration of t h e African continent by Israel will weaken the national liberation movement o f the A f r i c a n peoples. I t w a s openly stated i n P r e t o r i a that Israel and S.A. had "identical goals" in Africa and the Middle East. (Continued on page 19)

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To all women and girl visitors, who are invited to attend Muhammad's Temple of Islam. We request that all women and girls dress modestly. Please do not wear mini skirts or tight fitting garments. Be sure that your dress, suit or skirt is calf length or longer. Ladies must wear stockings, girls may wear stockings or socks. Any visitor who will not comply will not be admitted into our meeting. Thank you for your

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T h e M e s s e n g e r of Allah P r e s e n t s

The Muslim Program What the Muslims Want Xr

rHEH0N0RABL MESSENGE This is the question asked most frequently by both the whites and the blacks. The answers to this question I shall state as simply as possible. 1. We want freedom. We want a full and complete freedom. 2. We want justice. Equal justice under the law. We want justice applied equally to all. regardless of creed or class or color. 3. We want equality of opportunity. We want equal membership in society with the best in civilized society. 4. We want our people in America whose parents or grandparents were descendants from slaves, to be allowed to establish a separate state or territory of their own—either on this continent or elsewhere. We believe that our former slave masters are obligated to provide such land and that the area must be fertile and minerally rich. We believe that our former slave masters are obligated to maintain and supply our needs in this separate territory for the next 20 to 25 years—until we are able to produce and supply our own needs. \ Since we cannot get along with them in peace and equality, after giving them 400 years of our sweat and blood

justifies our demand for complete separation in a state or territory of our own. 5. We want freedom for all Believers of Islam now held in federal prisons We want freedom for all biack men and women now under death sentence in innumerable prisons in the North as well as the South We want every black man and woman to have the freedom to accept or reject being separated from the slave master's children and establish a land of their own We know that the above plan for the solution of the black and white conflict is the best and only answer to the problem between two people. 6. We want ah immediate end to the police brutality and mnb attacks against the so -called Negro throughout the United States. We believe that the Federal government should intercede to see that black men and women tried in white courts receive justice in accordance with the laws of the land—or allow us to build a new nation for ourselves, dedicated to justice, freedom and liberty.

We do not believe that after 400 years of free or nearly free labor, sweat and blood, which has helped America become rich and powerful, that so many thousands of black people should have to subsist on relief, charity or live in poor houses 8 We want the government of the United States to exempt our people from ALL taxation as long as we are deprived of equal justice under the laws of the land. 9. We want equal education—but separate schools up to 16 for boys and 18 for girls on the condition that the girls be sent to women's colleges and universities. We want all black children educated, taught and trained by their own teachers. Under such schooling system we believe we will make a better nation of people. The United States government should provide, free, all necessary text books and equipment, schools and college buildings The Muslim teachers shall be left free to teach and train their people in the way of righteousness, decency and self respect. 10. We believe that intermarriage or race mixing should be

7. As long as we are not allowed to establish a state or

and receiving in return some of the worst treatment human beings have ever experienced, we believe our contributions to

te.ritory of our own, we demand not only equal justice under

this land and the suffering forced upon us by white America,

opportunities—NOW!

the laws of the United States, but equal employment

prohibited We want the religion of Islam taught without hinderance or suppression. These are some of the things that we, the Muslims, want for our people in North America.

What the Muslims Believe 1. WE BELIEVE in the One God Whose proper Name is Allah. 2. WE BELIEVE

in the Holy Qur an and in the

Scriptures of all the Prophets of God. 3. WE BELIEVE in the truth of the Bible, but we believe that it has been tampered with and must be reinterpreted so that mankind will not be snared by the falsehoods that have beer added to it. 4. WF BELIEVE in Allah's Prophets and the Scriptures they brought to the people. 5. WE BELIEVE in the resurrection of the dead—not in physical resurrection—but in mental resurrection. We believe that the so -called Negroes are most in need of mental resurrection: therefore, they will be resurrected first. Furthermore, we believe we are the people of God's choice, as it has been written, that God would choose the rejected and the despised. We can find no other persons fitting this description in these last days more than the so called Negroes in America. We believe in the resurrection of the righteous. 6 WE BELIEVE in the judgment; we believe this first judgment will take place as God revealed, in America. . . 7. WE BELIEVE this is the time in history for the

separation of the so -called Negroes and the so -called white

for the separation from the whites of this nation.

Americans. We believe the black man should be freed in

If the white people are truthful about their professed friendship toward the so -called Negro, they can prove it by dividing up America with their slaves.

name as well as in fact. By this.we mean that he should jie freed from the names imposed upon him by his former slave master's slave. We beiieve that if we are free indeed, we

We do not believe that America will ever be able to furnish enough jobs for her own millions of unemployed, in

should go in our own people's names—the black peoples of

addition to jobs for the 20,000,000 black people as well.

the earth.

10. WE BELIEVE that we who declared ourselves to be righteous Muslims, should not participate in wars which take the lives of humans. We do not believe this nation should

masters. Names which identified him as being the slave

8. WE BELIEVE in justice for all, whether in God or not; we believe as others, that we are due equal justice as human beings. We believe in equality—as a nation—of equals. We do not believe that we are equal with our slave masters in the status of "freed slaves". We

recognize

and respect

American

citizens as

independent peoples and we respect their laws which govern this nation. 9. WE BELIEVE that the offer of integration is hypocritical and is made by those who are trying to deceive the black peoples into believing that their 400 year -old open enemies of freedom, justice and equality are, all of a sudden, their "friends". Furthermore, we believe that such deception is intended to prevent biack people from realizing that the time in history has arrived

force us to take part in such wars, for we have nothing to gain from it unless America agrees to give us the necessary territory wherein we may have something to fight for. 11. WE BELIEVE our women should be respected and protected as the women of other nationalities are respected and protected. 12. WE BELIEVE that Allah (God) appeared in the Person of Master W. Fard Muhammad, July, 1930; the long -awaited "Messiah" of the Christians and the "Mahdi" of the Muslims. We believe further and lastly that Allah is God and besides HIM there is no God and He will bring about a universal government of peace wherein we all can live in peace together.

DOING FOR S E L F : FISHING

Every life is born out of water. So we find ourselves going to the water for its life to be taken to maintain our life. -

MESSENGER MUHAMMAD'S TEACHINGS

Allah forbids us to eat any fish weighing over 50 pounds.

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

AUGUST 31,1973

There are many fish that we can eat; some even weighing as little as one and a half pounds. MESSENGER MUHAMMAD'S TEACHINGS

With Allah and His Messenger we could do this overnight.

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