The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31
LOUIS MARSHALL AND MOOR
FIELD STOREY WILL PRE-
SENT SEGREGATION CASE
TO SUPREME COURT.

New York.-Two Of the most emil
nent lawyers in the United States will
present the argument against segre-
CATION in the case which will be heard
before the u. S. Supreme Court the
middle Of this November. The two
lawyers are Moorheld Storey, Of Bos-
ton, President of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People and Louis MARSHALL of
New York, eminent constitutional
authority and member Of the ~ "A.
A. c. p Board Of Directors. 1t has
been arranged between Messrs.
Marshall and Storey, that Mr. Marsh
all will open the argument and present
the case at length and that Mr.. Storey
will reply to the arguments of the
opponents and close the case for the
N. A. A. c. P.
The case to be argued concerns the
right of white property owners to
make agreements not to sell to Ne
groes and to enforce such agreements
at law. 1t is the contention Of the
N. A. A. c. P. attorneys that since
the Supreme Court in the Louisville
Case of 1917 declared segregation by
law or ordinance to be unconstitu-
tional, it is equally illegal for the courts
to enforce private segregation agree
ments.
The case arose out of a sale Of
property in Washington, situated at
1927 IS" Street, N. W., to Mrs. Helen
Curtis, a colored woman. The prop
erty had previously been included in
an agreement not to sell to Negroes.
White property owners who were
party to the agreement, went to court
and enjoined the owner from selling
the property and Mrs. Curtis from
taking possession Of it. On appeal Of
the case from the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia to the Court
of Appeals, the higher court upheld
the injunction. The case was then
appealed to the United States Su-
preme Court where it is now to Be
heard.
A formidable array Of counsel re-
tanned by the N. A. A. c. P. will
assist Messrs. Storey and Marshall.
Arthur B. Spingarn, Vice-President
Of the NJ "A. A. @ p, and Herbert
K. Stockton, prominent attorney, who
is member Of the Board Of Directors
Of the N A. A. c. p, both OF New
York are associated in the case as
are James A. Cobb, member of the
N. A. A. G. P. Board of Directors.
Chairman Of the Legal Committee Of
the Washington Branch Of the N. "A.
A. c. P. and leading attorney for the
appellants; Henry E. Davis, former
u S. Attorney for the District of
Columbia; James P. Schick Of coun-
sell for Mrs. Curtis; and William III.
Lewis, former Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Of the United States.
This case is regarded as one of the
most important battles in behalf of
the Negroes civil rights that has ever
been fought in the United States. De-
feat viii mean the creation Of segre-
gated districts for Negroes throughout
the country and the delegation Of col
ored people to the position occupied
by Jews in Russia in the days Of the
pale or ghetto. Victory will mean a
new affirmation that the colored cit
liens Of this country are entitled to
equal accommodation and treatment
before the law with all other citizens
Of the land.
1t has been pointed out in connec-
ton with this case that not only are
Negroes involved but all minority
groups Of the country as we'll If Ne