The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
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Inc oFkahkation kuoNu ~
Father Divine's Peace Mission Is
neither a corporation nor a part
nership hut IL what 10 known In
the law as a voluntary sssoc.s-
ton
Payments 10 leader OF voluntary
religious association who promised
to hold money OF property In a
heavenly treasure, representing
that banks were unsafe. and UNI
dertaking TO return upon demand.
and promising to support and main
tain the giver In heaven for life.
were not gifts" Brown VS.. Father
Divine, 2ss ~ Y. s42.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary: Gifts
A voluntary immediate and abso-
lutte transfer OF property without
consideration.
Equality OF treatment Of white
and colored races under equal pro-
lection clause OF Constitution does
not require that privileges he pro-
vided members OF such races in
same place. but state many choose
method by which equality Is main
tanned. Negro student held entitled
TO admission 10 law school OF state
university Msryland) whore at
that time state could not furnish
equal facilities for legal training
for colored students in no other
way.
Court Of civil Appeals OF Texas.
Austin. June is. 1918. We can see
no reason why a sheriff should
feel Inundated by being compelled
10 ride in the Negro coach with
his prisoner. when the same WAS
necessary in the discharge 81 his
legal duties. There are many dis
reputable places in which man
who claims 10 he respectable would
feel, mortified and Inundated. IL
f6und therein, except in the dis
charge of duty, and yet no sheriff
would hesitate TO enter such places
when necessary 10 discharge his
duties. l5S $. w lol5.
Liberty to white person riding in
Colored car. 126 $. W. IA II II an
aciionable wrong for railroad
company To disregard the statute
requiring separate cars for white
and colored persons. and require a
white person TO ride in colored
car. But IL the passenger volun-
tarily rides in such ear. rather than
risk getting seat IN another one.
she can recover nothing on account
OF so riding.
want my million readers TO read
very carefully part OF Chief Jus
tice Tancey's opinion on the bred
OtOit utClSlFH.
Have you misconetrued the phra-
seoloey?
In the opinion OF the court. the
legislation and histories OF The
times. and the language used in the
Declaration OF Independence. show.
that neither the class ~ persons
who had been imported as slaves.
nor their descendants. whether they
had become free or not were
THEN acknowledged as part of the
people. nor intended to he included
in the general words used in that
memorable instrument.
1T Is difficult at THIS day 20
realize the state OF public opinion
In relation to that unfortunate race.
which prevailed In the civilized and
enlightened portions Of the world
AT THE TIME OF the Declaration
OF independence. and when the
Constitution OF the t. s. was franz
ed and adopted. But the public his
tory Of every EUROPEAN nation dis
plays il ina manner too plain to be
mistaken.
They had for more than CEN
fury before been regarded as be-
ings OF an inferior order, and al
together unfit 10 associate with the
white race. either In social or poll
teal relations: and 30 far inferior,
that they had no rights which the
white man was bound TO respect:
and that the Negro might Justly
and lawfully be reduced TO slavery
for his benefit. He was bought and
sold. and treated as ordinary arti-
Gle OF merchandise and traffic.
whenever a profit could he made.
This opinion was at THAT time
fixed and universal in the civilized
portion OF the white races"
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