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MALCOLM X ADDRESSING A RALLY IN HARLEM He says Negroes should defend themselves, unless government does blood from the other side does the daily press call it bloodshed.” He added that anyone who turns the other check jis a coward. Malcolm indicated that his new mos- que would be freer and more flexible than the Nation of Islam mosque: “K- will have a religious base broad enough to w for whatever action is neces- sary to solve the problems of our people, mentally, economically, politically, ets.” - He calied for all Negro erganizations, inchading civil rights groups, to band together to fight police bratality and © such measures as New York’s newly en- acted “stop-and-' “ Yaw which per- mits the police te stop and search peopk on the basts of suspicion alone. ; TALK WITH MUHAMMAD: In a long- distance telephone conversation an hour earlier with Mubammad at his Phoenix home, I asked the Black Muslim leader: - “Will Malcolm's announced withdrawal from the Nation of Islam change your orientation and program?” will beve no effect On we es gion - how coud take such & y and, Nh ignorant way.” -* “Will you cooperate with civil rights groups, as Malcolm now says he will?” “No, no, no. We have our own - gram. The only way we would cooperte - fs for them to accept Islam. My m: n. ig divine. I'm under orders of Allah. will take care of this race problem. ‘There ig no political solution.” Maleolm’s return will not be solicited, Muhammad said, “When someone leaves us, we don’t go after him,” he deciared. Muhammad, a long time asthma suf- ferer, layghed when queried about a pos- Successor to him. “I dow4-Mhive the tintest thought who Allah would put in my place if I died,” he said. a #