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FD-350 (4-3-62) a —_ * yc ‘NEGRO H HAS RIGHT TO | PROTECTION’ ?' cots 2X Speaks BY TMT oe Chicago Daily News Service NEW YORK — Outside the Theresa Hotel in Hirlem where black nationalist Mal- colm X has his headquarters, heavyweight boxing champ Cassius Clay had been address- _ing the driver of his bired , limpusine. ‘The champion was asked, “Hw do you feel about Mal- colfn's new group and his call to Negroes to arm themselves with rifles?” Demonstrating his new fe- luctance to talk at length, Clay replied affably but succinctly, “1 don't know nothing about that.” ~ At that moment on a suony Harlem morning, Malcolm X passed by. He is the man who introduced the boxer to Elijah “eromitrinad’s nation of Islam SS APA6 1954 on montnainch ood] . emt” - and spent weeks with Clay in his Florida waining camp. CASSIUS AND Malcolm exchanged casual greetings. and Malcoim walked inte the Theresa where he picked up his mail and climbed the stairs to the bare office of bis new Muslim Masque Inc.. former- ly a beauty shop. ; He was well-dressec io @ brown- lack sun, white-on- white shirt and neat green Ue. He paced tus narrow- brimmed semibowler on the desk and explained his split with the fighter. “frankly don't believe,” he said, “that it is conducive to his image to involve him- self in anv war with that which takes trom: his image as a sports figure.” {Mount Clipping in Space Below) pit CASSIUS, CLAY, has said, he is remaining a foiiower of | fe. o the Chicago-based ETyjah Stu- hammad. Makolm’s own po- ' sition on this is ambiguous, He says he still follcws the back-toAfrica teachings Elijah Muhammad who | preaches Negro separation — But ¢ rather than integration. Malcolm's new group is draw- ing support from Elijah Mu- hammad followers. “] never did leave the oa- tion of Isiam voluntarily,” said. “Mr. Muhammad fused to reinstate me ias Nef York minister} because he knew it 2 were reinstated | would remove the local offi- ctals of Mosque 7 who wete instrumental in having me re- moved.” He accuses ihese oftictils ot sending a “special squad to . el tIndicate page, name of Mr. Tob Mr. Beln Mr. Mohr. Mr. Casper “ir. Callaha, Mr. Conrad_ “il. TsLaach Mr. Mr. Bos Mra uu me. ent ew T-otler. Tele. Room____ Miss Holmes. Miss Gandy newspaper, city and state.) 1 CHICAMOPAILY NEWS ~~ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Date: 3-21-64, ~ Edition: Red Streak Author: MILT PREUDENHEIM Editer: JOHN STANTON Title: NOL Character: or 100-35635 Classification: Submitting Office: CHICAGO ;