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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 17
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Chicago Fils 61~392
leva, truth, peace, freedom, and justice, Upon being asked the significance
‘of the United States flag displayed along with the Moroocan flag, he stated
that thai was to show that they were Moorish Americans; that they were
descendants of Morooeo and citizens of the United states and owed allegiance
te the United States. When asked the significance of the fact that. they .
claimed to be Asiatics, he stated that all people of the darker races ware .
actually of the same rece, He stated that they claimed to be of the same
pace ag the Japanese but that they did not nesessarily favor the Japanese
4n winning the war; that they sarely wished te be at peace with everyones
He stated that all of the other branches of the a subsact organisation meeting
in Chicago and elsewhere were doing 80 Lect timataly without ganction
ef the Grand Body which was operated by tated that
they have no auxiliary branches in Chicage or eifer e United States.
With rasbest to She eaten which arose in uslistone, Miasissippd ray
ch seve members of the organization had been imprisoned and
_e had been indioted under sedition Lews of Nie#: 3
, eisune ee had eee :that the people in Mississippi
had misinterpreted the aims and purposes ‘his attempt to organise
8 misunderstanding ali
an auxiliary branch. He stated that because o.
attempts te organize auxiliary branches had been discontinued. .
Qn February 5, 1944,
floor rear, was interviewed by
cooperative and desired to go any yilgies:
It is to be noted hare thatam mewas one of a group of subject organizae
tion which appeared at the CHICERS Field Office immediately after the arrest.
of some 80 members of the Ali Temple of Islam and Ethiopian Peace Movement
in September of 1942 and explained that their aims and purposes of their
organisation was in accord with the laws of the United States and aleo ix
exhibited Selective ce registration cards to shor that they were duly
registered, that he was holding regular mestings of his
organization @ Wentworth; that the total nenbershte ar his
organization was approximately 40 menbers ; 3 that the averay ends was
were &1] conducting meetings encly :
a ig the only duly constituted leader. ‘of the organisation and
that he exhibited his charter of incorporation in the State of Dlinois te
prove his point. He further atated that he was andeavoring to get the sole —
copyright of the printing of the Koran, which was presently being printed
at 165 West Madison, Chicage, [llineia, *
BR tated that the aubsect c organisation B at the present tine
pr onLracts with them. He did recall that approximetely 15
years ago an organization Similar te the one in question did have some letter-
heads made pp but that since that time no work had been done for them.
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