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JiX, 100-793 t anola, Mississippi . ae crane me my : ur. Bl. THOMAS, District Attorney for the district covering organization in “Mstise 001 t we | negroes had teatified tha eaid that shen the Japs and Germans conquer America 8 ergmnisation will set be bothered and that the aezbers do not have to comply with Selective Service reglations er go to ware Further, that "JIM CROW LAWS" would have mn af fact whatecawer oan eamhere af thia sae gent satd om He bel fewna eS So SRS EE a TO PR A OO ES & ee! BP ok. er TT that some of the negroes understood that when they were referred to as Asiatics in this orgenization, it was meant that they ware kin to tip “apa and would oot be bothered by the veps. At Mileston, Mi ssiasipp ee oF «a bis cousin,and the "governar™ cane ) "from cago 2 1942 to organize the Moordab Set Science a amd to soled members. they told hia that Uncle Sam knew about organisation end so he thought 1t was all right t join. They sie told him that if be bed a membership card in this orgmisation he wuld not beve to go to the army ami if be had not already registered for Selective Service he would not bave to do so, than if anyone asked him about his registration card, all he wuld have to do would be show his his sembership eard in this organisation. They further told him that those sho Ind menbership buttons ities harmed, by the Japa if the Japs cam te the United States, that he did not consider the statemnte about the Japs wery seriously, but that his purpose in joining the organisation waz to get the sick and death bensfite which were promised to acmbers. It was promised that the members, upon becoming sick, wuld receive §5.00 per week and if they became very sick they wuld receive $10.00 a week. Upon death thay wuld be furnished addition to a $60.00 death be me Tits that whe. ound out about the organisation he told that this org ation was wrong and for the Japz, and he said that on realized that this was true she he thougt beck upon what bad been told him by the above named orgmiters. He further etated | that he is more than willing to testify as to the mattere set out abowe —— becanse be did mot appreciate his ow cousin getting him mixed up with am organization that was wrong like this one is. statenent tint maubers did m ¢ r en he had never seen the follcwing negroes