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‘ 2-19 (Pew. 10-1-84) By Heari Dumeclin ALGIERS — In the course of his recent visits to # cumber of African capltela, the American Black natlonalim leader, Malcolm XX, gained much sympathy in mill- tant African circies. Two weeks before his assasdnation, for ex- ample, in ite issue of Feb. 13, 1965, the Algerian weekly Révolution Africaine devoted a double-page center spread to an article entitle? “Roads to Liberty: Rev. Martin Lather King or Maicaim 2.” The aficle reads, in part: “Parallel with the intensification of the pacifist struggle for div rights in the South, = militant eplrit hea, for soonm time now, animated the struggle of the black communities In the ghettos of the North. The unemployed youth sre demanding their rights to Justice and to jobs, In Harlem, the tenants od the gums are coo ducting rent strikes. The tradi: onal integrationist fesders, re girded as too moderate, are leas and less followed by black work- ers who swell the ranks of ne tiqnalist organizations . . . and state their intention of using vi- olence, if necesmary, 1 defend themselves agalnut the violence of the racists, The idea of a sustalped struggle aguinst the oppression of the rich whites — who completely dominate the economic life of the black ghettos and expioit Its in- habitants -— ts spreading fast. “Uneasy in the face of this up surge of militant feeling, New York's officialdom bat impowd # virtual police reign of terror oh Harlem, while the press whips-up a campaign of racist hate .. - “Fearing above all that the op pressed black masses will be won to revolutionary socialist ideas. the rounicipal suthorities reinforce their oppressive measures.” And Révolution Africaine con- cluded its article as follows: “The black people af the United States are descendants of the slaves Drought from Afries in chains and they are still, today, @ colontssd and superexpiaited people within the very bosom of American so clety. Objectively, the struggle against disetimination and racism in a. stroggie against the ¢ eructure —— the scometcic political organization -— of the 7 a African Reactions to $ the assaminstion of Malcolm X. They immediately recognized the hand of Yankee imperializm be hind the hands of the sssassina. The Algerian daily, Le Peuple, headtined its ismue of Feb. 27: “The wealkiess of the American authorities is at the root_af tha assscination ¢f Malcolm 3.” in « somber of African capitals, there war a wave of protests over the assmssinstian — from Accra, where It was declared that the brick people of America woukL not be discoursged but would bat- de on to the end, to Cairo, where eee - ee : bee ih z i “Maleoim X was no more nor less than o fearless nationalist and rrrolutionist, spokesman of <6 op pressed people whom he wanted the difficult road of liberation. “That is why the Ametican im- perialists saw fs him the chan plan of Afro-American liberation end os particularily dangerous posed to U.S. imperialism. > “Tils concept wea of Inestimable —potttical -and-morai-velue for the struggie of tha Negro people in — . ee pe Tolson —__. Belmont by Indonesia's commemerating Malceim X. white commanities.” the US, and it filled them with a new cillitancy, a new dynamic aptrit. . “Another aspect of Malcolm X's political thought which made him particularily , in the evwe of the ruling circles of the US. was bis categorical affirmation of tha absolute right of Negroes to defend thameelves against the vi- clence and brutality from which they wutter dally, 4 ‘reepectable’ and purely oan- violent rtruggle, such as that led by the Rev. Martin Luther King in the South, does not seriously , _ Services in Indonesia for Malcolm X William Warthy reporting frem Indonesia in the March 13 Baltimete Atro-American, save: “In reponse to an appeal minkter ef retigieus affairs, this country’s many mesques conducted en Friday special prayer services “This very weekend Maleobn hed been expected to ar- rive hare te atiend the week-long Afro-Asian Islamic Con- ferencé which President Sukerne epened in Bandung Satur- morning. “Malcolm's militancy amd bis identification with what Sukarne calls the new emerging forces had caught the tiem of this strengly anti-celenial Moslem nation. “ines hin death the prem here has carried a running account of the ,.. mardet’s repercussions in the colored and Worthy alee reperts that in recent seixures of U.5- owned conwpanies, peasant uniens cited Mateoim's murder a one of the reasens fer the take-evars. - Monda. , March 29, 1005 1 disturb the ‘rtabillty’ of American society. “But prockaiming the right of self-defense against that society founded om violence afd cemented by blood struck terror into the hearts of the defenders of the status que.” . Tn recognizing the correctness of the advanced positions taken by # Malcolm X, Révoiution Africnine thus becomes the spokesman of B the moet polittcally-developed Afri- ean militants In paying fitting homage to the great American black nationalist leader. Over Murder of Malcolm X Over 200 people took part in @ demonstration in London protest- ing the assassination of Malcolm XK. The demonstration was called by the Counc] of African Crgani- zations. “Maleolm X regarded the use of force in selfdefense where vi- olence is unleashed sgeinst the Negro's demands tor freedom and for human rights as justifiable by the Council, “He had litte faith ta those who, while breaking his head with a cudgel, exzborted bim be passive end eve thera. XK aimed ecasentially at the of stronger links between Agaifst Social Injustice, 4 tocal— and angered by this sovage meses sination by the agents of U5. im- perialism of our nationalist leader and fullitant fighter for Afro American freedom, human rights and dignity. We express solidarity with bis aims and work, which no act of brutality can undermine or obliterate. We are determined to continue bis just struggie by which the rights of Afro-American people will be secured and humap dignity established.” Slate New York Benefit For Malcolm X's Family NEW YORK — The Students youth organization, will hold sm benefit folk-song concert with tha proceeds going to the widow amd children of Malcolm KX. The concert will be held -on Saturday afternoon, April 10,°3 pan. at Christ Church, 344 West 36th St (Between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.) Contribution is $1, Wildes iach ote nacdddedas oP: