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Fiev, 10-15-62) sale yh oes ae el ns \v By Sue Solet Of Thea Herald Tribune Staff The second In command of the Black Muslim movement will return to Washington this week in a campaign to , reduce crime among Negroes : 4 inthe nation's capital. Malcolm X, deputy of Mus- Mm leader Elijah Muhammed, said he would arrive in Wash- ington on Thursday or Fri- day. He will initiate a “revi- val-type program” aimed at eliminating “the deteriorating moral condition of our people in Washington.” Mr. XX accused police of breaking into Muslim mosques in Rochester, N. ¥., and Newark, N. J. In Newark, he said, police tried to enter the mosque “on the pretext : that there wa sa bomb in’ there.” Muslims refused to let them in. “You could have had one of the worst race riots in Newark,” he said. “You will have a nasty sit- uation from here on in,” he said, “in any case where po- lice try to break into our sanctuaries. It won't be like in Birmingham, Ala. turn the other cheek. You won't have that with us.” In the 1960 census, Negroes comprised 54 per cent of Washington's population of 765.956. Police figures show that Negroes made up about 80 per cent of all arrests of adults last year. ’ Members of the Black Mus- * Tims sect are pledged not to érink, smoke, or carry weap- ona. In Washington yesterday, ° Deputy Police Chief George R. Wallrodt said he had not ; spoken to Mr. X and did not | |, know what his plans are. “We | ihave a Black Muslim mosque here.” he said. “In previous years they've held many Meetings there. We've never had any trouble with them or-viy tity.” ——— GB2MAY 135 qo ete %3 An Anti-Crime Rally Malcolm xX Ona Mission Herald Tribune pholofy c- ml ed Malcolm X=" Melee Prepared For —__ ain paign Mr. X made his plans known from Los Angeles, where he is attending the trial of 14 Black Muslims ac- cused of attacking police in a disturbance last April. He sald he had been in Wash- ington from last Sunday to Wednesday to prepare for the campaign. “The government seems unable to correct the situa- tion.” Mr. X said. “Negro leaders there also seem un- ' able to correct it. The con- stent—ertticiam by “OUCSTaets Ua aled ~by Negro leacers Der—retiing to solve—the The Black Muslims, he said, speak “directly to the Negro in the community. “Our goal is eliminating the frame of mind that makes us turn toward aico- hol, dope, gambling and crime. We will spread a mes- sage among our people.” ‘ The campaign will be cen- tered at “Mosque No. 4,” the central Washington temple of the Black Muslims. The building. at 1519 é@th &t., . holds 400 to 500 per- Leader-Ordered > Him to Capital . Sunday revival meetings may also be held at a hall in the WUST radio station building at 815 V St., N. W. That auditorium holds an- estimated 1,090 persons. Mr. X said he would stey in Washington until Mr. Muhammed tells him to leave. He said the Muslim leader had ordered him to go to the capital The Los Angeles trial be= gan on Tuesday. The 14 dee fendants are charged with assaulting police officers who stopped a car to question two members of the sect. In fight ing the the Incident, one Musiim was killed and two severely injured. Several policemen were badly hurt. Mr. X said that he will give the facts of the trial te foreign correspondents and the five Negro Congressmen in Washington. “The deed that was committed out here against us was so illegal and atrocioys that they're afraid he facts,” hi . NOT REcnane M9 May 10 1969 eee ae | LOO BL 8 xs Tolson Belmon Mobr Casper Callchan anrad pic Evans Gale Rosen Sulfide Tave Trotter Tele Room Holmes Gandy The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune 16 New York Journal-Ametican New York Mirror New York Daily News New York Post The New York Times The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Observer ___.__ Date 1963