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a / — ; Cassius Clay Rebuits Wlaleoln Champ Decides To Stay With “Non-Violent” Muslims | NEW YORK—EBErother Malcolm's posed Maleulm's suggestion that Pledge of viclence in his planned militant nationalist organization has been rebuffed both by Elijeh Muhammad, leader of the Black Musiim movement from which Malcolm withdrew, and by world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, who was Malcolm's most Prominent convert to the Ialam group, Also, Malcolm's prediction of “more violence on the racial scene" and his urging of Negroes to arm thempleves and “fight back in self-defense" brought angry out- bursfs from some civil rights Jead- era ahd he may have little or no suppart from other national! or- Fanizations. At his home in Phoenix, Ariz.’ Muhammad predicted that Negroes will not resort to violence im their quest for equal justice. ‘My people are more adapted to peace," said the 65-year-old Mus- lim leader. They believe in peace- ful adlutions.” Expressing surprise at Malcolm's split with his group, Muhammad said, “I never dreamed this man ‘would deviate from the nation of Islam. Every one of the Muslims admired him. But what he bas said makes it definite. He has de- viated.” . CLAYS STATEMENT. wan Chicago, Cassius | Clay. op-! FORMATION CONTAINED HERE N JS U ae, HEREIN ven a. * Negroes organize “rifle clubs". “Tm against that.’ he said, There are to. many rifles. There are too many ailplanes. J] hate nobody. Hate is ignorance, I don't believe in vio'ence.” Declaring that he is a true folk lower of Elijeh Muhammad, Clay said: “I fac: east five times a day.” “SUICIDAL” SAYS FARM Malcolm's avowed campai of violence could be “ultimately bui- eldal", in tne opinion of James Farmer, national director of ORE, who srid: “Brother Muelcolm needs to exe lain what he means by self- defense, He says people have a right to shon' a dog set to attack them behing. every dog is a police. man. Docs Ne mean using guns against the police? “If he does, he is ashing for race war which can only end in anguish for the nation. It is ute terly foolish. In a race war we simply would not have @ chance of victory.” NAACP DLFERS STAND The Nation., Office of NAACP here has made no official state- -dment yet on Mulcelm’s olan, saye ing only that "a+ of the morent there is no off:cial comment.” a Thee SEARCHED SERIALIZED APR2 THE NEW CRUSADER CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Weekly Edition Date 3-9 P-6 f ‘Page f Editors: CHICAGO OFFICE 1964 col. BALM L. LEAVELL, Jr.}