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FD-350 (4-3-62) bic (Mount Clipping in Space Balaw) Malcolm X S: X Suggests Putting ere cae es ee “yy: Negro Problem To The UN By Ronald G. Berquist Miléolm X, who" cals Hin- self a minister of Islam, of- fered Saturday night a new se- ries of solutions for racial problems in the United States. During 2 debate in the Op- era House with Negro author Louis Lomax, Malcolm had these suggestions; 1 Problems of racial tension in the country should be taken before the United ‘Na- tions, 2 American Negroes should consider Pan - Africanism and strengthen their cultural and philosophical ties with the African continent. 3 The American Negro should be prepared to abandon the “leaking boat” of his current State. A Separate State? Whether this last item means a separate state for the Negro as Malcolm X once advocated while still with the Black Mus- lims’ Elijah Muhammad was unexplained. However, earlier in the de- bate, moderated by Sun-Times | ’ columnist Irv Kupcinet, he dis- avowed any such thing. Putting it in a still vaguer Teference, he said: . “We do not want integration nor do we want separation. The program should be de- signed to Preserve our human Tights,” ‘Vm Not A Racist’ Before leaving Elijah Mu- hammad, Malcolm X sided with his superior’s racist view. wtfoxing. in the disactior—of moderation, Malcolm--X told Wi8 1964 © pa some 2 ,000 persons at- the de- bate: “I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I’m not a racist and I do not subscribe to the tenets of racism.” . An International View ’ He said that the problem of the American Negro should be taken out of the realm of civil rights and placed in the inter- national sphere. By that he meant associating the aspirations of the Ameri- can Negro with other minority groups of the world. “Our people look v | national boundaries,” he, Se “In the context of the word we are in the majority aird not in the minority.” l No Clear-Cut Way' Malcolm X appeared to of- fer no clear-cut means by beyond [100 ~397 3 2/ NOT RECORDED 46 JUN 8 1964 eee Gee oe os el Mr. Tolson. Mr, Belmont. » Mohr. Mr. Car per. (Indicate page, name of newspaper, clty and state.) 12 -—CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES CHICAGO, ILLINOIS pares 5/2. /6k 1. FOUR=STAR FINAL Autho "RINALD G, =2R07 Fate JOHN CG. TREZEVAN Tithe: ‘o MALCOLM X, ara c] oF 100-33593 Classification: Submitting Offices -