The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-14
Rher, Head OF Coast AniNegro
Colony Faces Pen For Sedition

Los ANGELEs-(ANP) - scor-
ine another victory for Negro
papers IN their fight against race
Democracy and against race pref.
udice. the self-styled Father VIII
liam r. Riker. bitter foe OF Ne
groes, was arrested Friday OF last
week charged with seditlon. by
the Federal Bureau OF Investiga-
ton.
Released under $500 cash bond
posted by members Of his colony
near San Jose. Cal. He was or
dered 10 appear for preliminary
hearing before Judge A. P. st.
Sine. at San Francisco
Exposed nv AMP Article
The arrest OF the 6S-year-old
bearded patriarch. who % years
sfo set up a colony on some 100
acres. naming It Holy City" has
brought a sigh OF relief not only
70 local citizens and fair-minded
whites. but from all over the
country whence protests began
coming. following the expose OF
his real anil-Negro principles
This was a lengthy article nv
the coast representative OF the
Associated Negro Press. who aid
cd nv a young colored sociology
student had digested the contents
CT seven Of Riker's books These
t-4.I - rr.e~f~ --r ~,f~tf,~
press BY hatred blinded followers
With whom he had surrounded
himself. were being secretly mail
ed 10 possible disciples Of his
"white supremacy" teachings
Among these were God Speaks
Through Holy City" The Perfect
Government" Tho White Race Is
supreme and others all full ~
bitter venom and suggestions of
violence ~ recessary' 10 drive
the Negro back 20 Africa
Swears Ont Complaint
Immediately following release
OF the digest full page hammer
Ines appeared in most ~ the
national papers frequently ac-
companied by editorial comment
The first books were Sc
cured nv - W and he AMP
representative hv pretending they
were sympathetic whites and civ
ing false addresses other indig-
nsnt race citizens followed suit.
end also secured copies OF the
hateful literature.
But the first direct step - de-
mand punishment FOR this agiia-
Ter came from Sidney ? Dones
widely known civic leader. who
called the Federal Bureau ~ In
vestigation early last April and
arranged for a conference With
him. Harry Levetfe. AMP repre-
sentative and John Tavlor AMP
Photographic. To their surprise
FBT Officials devoted more than
pr hour discussing The matter and
4, their request nine ~ The hooks
were turned over 70 them A
sworn complaint was also enter
ID. and ssrce then the whole
group has been hopefully walt
ing
However fuel was added NJ a
formal protes, recently sent 70
washington hv p rroun ~ minis
ters headed BY the Rev CLAYTON
II Russell ~ Inienendenf Church
~ Christ ard q series ~ editorials
il the California Eagle 'hv Editor
Charlotte A. Pass.
Although there were any num-
her os violations under which
Rike- eould have heen indicted
The specific one named n tho ar
rest warrant was that he had at
tempted " cause dislovaliv among
the armed forces hv making de-
famatorv statements 20 three 7
&. soldiers near Noife't Field
These were Lyle Y Whitchean
carr Black. and Cherrie Ham
nond. on August Is no eyround-
Cd 20 them that the white race
r. superior 70 Negroes and FL
ipinos"
Conviction on the charges will
give Riker sentence 81 $4,000
fine or up N 90 years irprlson-
raent or both. II convicted