Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
LOUIS MARSHALL
DIES IN zurich
Leader of American Jews
SuCcumbs to Illness of
Several Weeks.
BY the Associated Press.


ZURICH, Switzerland, September II.
The correspondent of the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency here reported today
that Louis Marshall, prominent Jewish
philanthropist of New York City, died
this afternoon of an affection of the
pancrea. Mr.. Marshall had been i'll for
several weeks and a blood TRANSMISSION
was given him several days ago.
Won Great Fame as Lawyer.
Louis Marshall attained an eminent
place among the outstanding lawyers of
the United States as an authority in
constitutional and corporation law.
Notwithstanding his extensive law
practice, he gave freely of his time and
services in civic and communal move
ments and was honored on several &C.
casions for his leadership of Jewish
causes in America.
Mr. Marshall was born at Syracuse,
N Y, December IA. 1856, and began
his law practice in that city. Later he
removed to New York and became a
member of the firm of Guggenheimer,
Untermyer & Marshall.
It was as a member of that firm
that Mr.. Marshall attracted attention
and won fame by his arguments in many
important cases in the highest courts,
especially those involving constitutional
and corporation law. He was one OF
the counsel in the United States Su-
preme Court for Leo M. Frank, who
was convicted of the murder of Mary
Phagan in Georgia, a case that at
tracted wide attention at the time. He
also was counsel for William Sulzer
in the latter'S impeachment trial as
Governor Of New York.
Headed Relief Commission.
He was president Of the American
Jewish Relief Commission, which with
other organizations collected SOS 600, 900
for the relief of Jewish war sufferers.
He also served as a member of one
of the New York draft boards and was
president of the committee of Jewish
delegations in Paris during the peace
conference His efforts resulted in
treaties with Poland, Rumania, Jugo-
slavia, Czechoslovakia and other coun-
tries, which guaranteed equal rights
TO all racial, religious and linguistic
minorities.
When he attained his SEVENTEEN
birthday in 1926, Mr.. Marshall was
presented with a scroll bearing the
names of many Jews of prominence, in
recognition of his leadership in Jewish
causes in the United States.
His activities in behalf of his people
included president of the American
Jewish committee, chairman of the
board and of the executive committee
of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, president of Temple Emanuel.
New York City, and founder of the Jew
ish Protectory and Aid Society.
Took Part in Ford Fight.
Mr.. Marshall was among those iden-
titled with the controversy between
Henry Ford and American Jews. when
Hebrews of the country charged the
automobile manufacturer with printing
material "Slanderous to the Jewish
people" in the Dearborn Independent.
In 1927 Marshall made known that
he had the original statement signed
by Ford announcing withdrawal of
anti-Jewish material from the Dearborn
Independent. Later, as president of
the American Jewish committee, he
made public a letter sent by the COM
mittee to Ford accepting his offer of a
public remuneration of the anti-Jewish
campaign carried on in the magazine.
Some time afterward he warned Jews
not to go to extremes in thanking and
congratulating the automobile manu-
facturer for his apology. .t-