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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 17
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4s not one thet sdyocates thet its cumburs should beco.w Conscientious
Objectors, However, if an indivicual oxpresses thet desire if ie ide pravalege
and rignt ana he can do so.
It ie noted tnst at tae vention of Gonscisntious Chjoction te the
Selcetive Services act a BhY interrupted tho interview and remurked that
he desired to withdras Als Uonsel.ntious Chjcctor fora as fic hac always iate-
understood it and now thet he knows his relision {s not in faver of it ne cid
not want it to become effcetive. ae: adareased hia seying thet he
bed uncerstoed tit RLY ol previously withdrawn this but wae surprissd
to know he had not aon aR.
aE: stated thet tuo si.mificance of the date Dievmber 7,
I4l in his uand was thet thet was the dete the Japancac attacked tuc United
Stetes whien rusulted in the beclaritions of jar, he str ted thet it ass not
tho polisy of bis orgtcdvzetion to_oppese scrview in tac araed forces, mentioning
thet seven Gumbers of tue Tompic arc in the aruce foress. In regard ta the
boon of fore. be oe iu was the principle of th. organization to met force
— eaoy was asked to cxplain why so mem: officcrs of Tounle
aq vornscicntzaous Objector forms a0 on whe ty G EVE hascd
Near bolinfs ws being os.osed to the usc of force ¥Y adviscd that
no sa5 &t 6 loss to explain tuis out that a wrong luprussion was tide on some
of th. mimbore af thes et any tim thought thet thy coula svola aervice in the
ermy or th. defense of tno countrs by joining th. Loorish Sciunce Temple of
ASOPLCe,
He advised vit all auabers of Tumple @:: citiaens of th Unitud
States end thet wie orgamigation end all of ite vumburs ere loyok te the United
Stetcs, He steted thet the books whurcin the doctrin. af tae icerish Srivonee
Fomple of aterien is founded are 2) Koran. ‘This is for Moorish==uricens, sad
2) the Holy Koran. Ho stutcd thet his org¢nizetion had never teught nor
proclcimed thet subuission te servieo in the ¢riaco forges of th. United Stetus -
aS placing oncself im 2 position of being « slaw, Ho ecvised tht any
mamber of th. Uoorish Science Temple who stiotedc any such doctrine was oc finiteclr
not yroperly informed,
Ho stated thet his organization hed nevir preached nor tought taat
aersons in the ermy should break tucdr are: contract or de angtaing to got
out of tac services of thir country.
MBcY stated tact BLY was net « bona fide suabor of,
anigetion 4ithough he hed attended actings occasionally. ke stoted thot
DY WES L | mber of this orgenizetion but was not en officur, he
at Tom ile Gat on Fricay nights end on Sunday frei 1:00 te 3:00 pa,
wien they hov. their Sundey Seheol, ana from 7:00 bo $200 oe, .diun taey heve
thoir religious service,
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