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aor 0-19 (Rev, 5-27-63} WITH MUHAMMAD Suspended Musiim Leader; Plans Black Nationalist ‘ Political Movement By . HANDLER Malcol broke last night "wT Elijah Muhammad's Chi-' cago-based Black Muslim move-. ment and announced: that he was organizing a politically ori- ented “black nationalist party.” He said the party would seek to convert the Negro popula- jon from nonviclence to active jself-defense against white su- jpremacists in all parts of the ;country. “T remain a Muslim,” Malcolm sald ,“‘but the main emphasis of the new movement will be black nationalism as a political con- cept and form of gocial adtion “against the oppressors.” i “I have reached the con*lu- ston,” he sald, “that I can best spread Mr. Muhammad's mes- ‘sage by staying out of the Na- Hon of Islam and continuing tol work on my own among Amer-, ica's 22 million non-Muslim Ne-' groes.” . : Had Been Suspended » Maleolm has been under sus- pension by Mr. Muhammad as the New York leader of the|: ‘Separatist Black Muslim move-| He asserted last night that! ‘the movement had “gone as far| as it can”. because it was too ‘narrowly sectarian and too in- ‘hibited. ‘T am prepared,” Malcolm “said, “to cooperate in loca! civil]. rights actions {n the South and elsewhere and shall do so be-|. ‘cause every campaign for spe-|. .cific objectives can only height- \ en the political consciousness of|7 the Negroes and intensify their ! identification against white so-|- ciety.” a . 3 . Malcolm said he had accepted]! CofftIRttd Un Page 42 <ebaeriftl ye0-3993a1- A NOT RECORDED 1 MAR AG 166 v. A HALCULM X SPLITS WITH MUBANEAD ‘Continued From Page 1, Col 5 an invitation to help a civil rights committee in Plaque mines Parish (County), Ls. “There is no use deceiving: ourselves,” Malcolm said. “Good education, housing and jobs are: Imperatives for the Negroes,| and I shall support them in! their fight to win these objec- jtives, but I shall tell the Ne jgroes that while these are nec- jessary, they cannot solve the jmain Negro problem.” Deception Charged Malcolm continued: “T shall also tell them that what has been called the ‘Negro revolution’ in the United States is a deception practiced upon ‘them, because they have only’ ,;to examine the failure of this’ ,0-called revolution to produce any positive results in the past fyear, {° “T shall tell them what a real ,revolution Mmeans-—-the French Revolution, the American Revo- lution, Algeria, to name a few. ; There can be no revolution ‘Without bloodshed, and it is nonsense to describe the civil rights movement in America as a revolution,” : Malcolm said Elijah Muham- ‘mad had prevented him from participating in civil rights struggles in the South al- though he had had many op- ‘portunities to do so. “It is going to be different :now,” Malcolm said. “I'm going ‘to join in the fight wherever Negroes ask for my help, and ‘IT suspect my actvities will be on g greater and more inten- tive scale than in the past.” Would Speak at College “T shall also accept all im- portant s en ents at colleges and universities,” Malcolm said, “because I find that most white students are more attuned to the times than! their parents and realize that: something is fundamentally i wrong in thig country.” Malcolm has spoken at more, than 20 colleges and universi-' ties, including Harvard and Yale, He said his popularity as a university Malcolm said his chief op- ponents in the Chicago head- quarters were Elijah Muham- mad's son-in-law, Raymond Sharrief, head of the Fruit of Islam (security guard) amt Ak- bar Muhammad, Efijah’s son. » They feared, according to Maleolm, that Malcolm's na- ‘eonal reputation as a Black Muslim leader would make him afthe movement sg. Tolson ' Malcolm sald that ,calousy! Belmont riv lag Mohr een ms muspension Casper —___ | “Envy,” Malcolm said, “olinds Caliachan en and makes it impossi for them to think clearly. This Conrad what happened.” : DeLoach +s Taiecin's: speech at Marhat- tan Center after President Ken- Evans nedy’s death was only the ex- Gale cuse for his suspension, Malcolm R tsaid. In that speech Maicolm osen jdeclared mat Mr. Kennedy's. Sullivan assassination Was & case 0 “chickens coming home to Tavel roost.” Trotter Malcolm contended that his Tel phrase had been misinterpreted. ele Room He said he had meant that a Holmes spread of social hatred had cre- Gandy ‘ated an atmosphere that made assassination sible. Malcolm said he had not been invited to the annual Black Muslim convention in Chicago on Feb. 26. Later, he said, he telephoned Elijah Muhammad alarification of clarification of bK and requested his status. He received a letter from Mr. Muhammad that left the ques- tion unanswered, he satd. Malcolm said he decided then that the time had come for hi to act, but that he would mpt set himself up as a rival to Muhammad or provoke him. Pians New York Base Malcolm declared that his first task would be to construct an organization based in New York. He said that he was sup- ported by many Negro intellec- tuals and professionals who could not accept Islam but ac- jcepted the Black Muslim view ‘of race relations in the United States. : : Malcolm contended that Ne- groes were dissatisfied with the progress of the civil rights move- ment and that this had created the basis for a successful black. ‘nationalist political movement.: He declared: Irhe Washington Post and : i “The white power structure times Hereid 7 lis hopeful that the civil rights ee Herat / leaders will channel the demandsirhe Washington Datly News and the bitterness of the Ne- groes into a token painless com- promise. They are mistaken.}iew York Nerald Tribune fing waite leaders don el Tew York Journa!l-Americen rights leaders have deceived)iew york Mirror er ees true feelings of dew Yotk Daily News “Another thing. The Negroesiiew York Post til] don’t understand the power of the ballot in the North. Wel"he New York Times must make them understandirne worker that the Negro voters have cf | ad b+) The Evening Star he New Leader in their power to decide next November whether noe use or stays ack te we Texas cattonThe National Observer patch.” eople's World > _ Malcotm said he was not try- to split the Muslims. ’ Muhammad. It is not my desire em toteb he Wall Street Journal is that they stay in the Nation of Islam under the spiritual in ey want it clearly understood guidance of the Honorable Elija £7 omeoerape any of th ; that my advice to all Muslims me," he said. ape ek