Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 22 | Alien Enemy Prima Donna Wins Right to Sue after Dismissal

Alien Enemy I Prime Prima Donna Wins Vins Ii I II I Right to io Sue After Affer Dismissal A M T m New Neu York Feb 23 A 93 A A decision lon of oC Importance IH to alien enemies who h have ve been barred from rom the courts since America entered the war has been boen han handed It down by Supreme Court Jus Justice tice of oC New ew York otic in an opinion upholding the contention of ot Mme Margarethe Mar Mar- Arn Ober Arndt-Ober Ob r. r prima donna contralto con on contralto that she alto ha has the rJ right ht to maintain main maln- maintain tain In court her item action against ag the Metropolitan Opera company compan for fOI alleged c breach brenCh of oC contract on tract She was discharged because of oC existing war conditions coni con- con dillons i Ju Justice lIce Gavegan can d denied the company's com com- company's pany's pan motion for or postponement of oC the trial until after the war on the thc ground that lime Ime Oher Ober is a German subject Not only onh does oes this his d decision op open n the courts to a largo large number of plaintiffs hitherto barred hut but It paves the way for action b by other opera stars tar discharged discharged dis dis- charged by b the Metropolitan for Col similar simi lar c. reasons These singers who have ha been awaiting the outcome of ot Mme Ober's case before action are Johannes Sembach Carl arl Braun Herman Well German and Mme Mine Melanie Me- Me lc- lc lanie 1111 I Kurt urt Austrian Thou Their attorney Lenno Henno r who also represents Mme Mane Ob Ober r. r ha has he will wit Institute in institute institute In- In damage suits sult on their behalf The trading with the enemy act provides pro that citizens of ot Prussia such Jh as th the tho plaintiff inn may be declared e enemies h by presidential proclamation says the opinion In rn his proclamation of oC April C 6 1917 President Wilson Wilton Il on declared declared declared de de- de- de that all German male subjects over o H It resident here hore which ob lous obviously does not lot Include the plaintiff ate are alien alienI enemies But he also declared that thal I so long lonh as they thy shall conduct themselves themselves themselves them them- selves In accor accordance ance with the law they shall he be undisturbed In the tho peaceful I pursuit of oC their lives H and occupations I I II I j- j r h Ii 1 I I 7 f f l lr r 1 K Y r rand an and he be aCor accorded ed the consideration due dueall dueall all p peaceful and law abiding p persons