Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-26 | Page 1 | Way Opened for Invalidation of 100 California Marriages by Race Ruling

Way Opened for Invalidation of California Marriages by Race Ruling LOS ANGELES Fob Feb 26 UP UP- UP The ruling rulina of Superior Judge J. J A. A Smith that Filipinos arc of the Mongolian race and therefore in ineligible in in- eligible to marry may whites in California California Califor nia wa wae declared by legal author authorities tics ties here hee today to have hava opened the way wy for invalidation of more than marriages performed in this this' state Authorities sal the ruling did ld not automatically invalidate marriages of f Filipinos and ind nd whites performed since th tin tIme of oC tho plato miscegenation miscegenation mis milS law la hut but that It affords l grounds for or invalidation proceeding pro pro- to bo be brought in Individual Ind cn caes I The ruling was returned l day da by h Judge Smith In iii grunting g a permanent writ prohibiting Issuance I 1 o ot a a. license to lo lony ony y V. V Moreno toreno 21 i t. t Filipino and Ruby Robinson 22 year white girl I The writ waS i requested d two rees ago ISO by Mrs Irs Stella A. A A A. Robinson I mother of the girl who contended the time prospective bridegroom room was a Mongolian The Th state law prevent a n Caucasian from front marrying a J. J Mon olla 11 or a 3 negroid person Judge Smith ruled in apito ot arguments of County Coun Counsel el Berett er B ett who contended Filipinos F oro aro of oC the Malayan Iala an branch brunch of the thc race that there arc only three principal races white while or 01 CaUca Cau Cull ca caslon Ion yellow or Mongolian ollan and an 1 black or and Filipinos are arc ye yellow I how Copies of the thin Judges Judge's ruling were forwarded to the time county clerk and nd to Rosamond noga Rice nIce heal head II of time the marriage C license bureau who Were t cre Continued on ou page lasO 7 I v- v WAY OPENED FOR INVALIDATION OF 1 0 MARRIAGES Continued from page pase 1 Instructed to issue no moro more marriage mar mar- rise ilage licenses to lo Filipinos and white girls MISs Rico Rice lad h held ld in abeyance I applications b by twelve such pairs pair since a a. temporary temporary- injunction waS n-aS Issued in fn the Robinson Moreno case SO two weeks ago Previously PreVious licenses had been issued to such applicants under a ruling by the tho county count counsel coun coun- sd sel In 1921 al which held that Filipinos were Malayans and consequently Moreno acc accepted the Injunction rulin ruling without comment He Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- ho be would woul 1 make no no appeal