Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-06-04
TIJH OUTBREAK IN OKLAHOMA


Oklahoma, Wednesday, June 1, 1871
are not ut all re-assuring and would
seem to indicate that certain elements
among the white people had staged Il
slaughter Of tho colored people, whtch
has resulted in an appalling loss Of
life and Il monumental amount OF in.
jury OH both sides. So far as ascertain
cd at this time, eighty-fivc persons
arc known to have been killed ana
moro than five hundred wounded
while the soss OF property will equal
many tens Of thousands of dollars.
The injury to. the reputation or THIS
town and State cannot be computed in
dollars and cents. This cmpnus,Ecs
the Importance OF the inter-rac;al
movements, which have taken place
throughout The Southland recently.
Conservative white and colorcd citi.
Zcns are getting together to curb Tins
unrcasoni2g and unreasonable feeling
existing between the lawlNsS case,
Of boil races. This outbreak is traced
to tho arrest of Il colorcd man upon
the charge OF attacking an orph%u
white girl, and the alleged attempt Of
certain colorcd men to release the col
orcd ma, charged with The offcnsc.
There is no statement that this col.
orcd man attempted to criminally as
sault the girl or that he succeeded in
doing so. II was one Of those insane
exhibitions. which no one can explain
and as u result, this section OF tho
country for miles around is plunged
in mourning. 1t is difficult TO believe
that this is a Christian coIn:y " with
its Sunday Schools and churches, with
its prayer books and Bibles, whom men
and " men, to- lose co".r0l or then
selves and engage in clash which
would be a disgrace to the kingdom
of Turkey.
The report states that more tn Ii,
three colorcd people were killed 10
one white person. What satisfaction
can this be to Negro hnters, who re,
gard one white mans life as hcir"
worth that OF one hundred Negroes7
1t emphasizes the fact that there
should be q constant effort on the
part OF all classes to create and en-,
tivate friendly relationship he.
tween white and colorcd peosle. L,
should be justified in the children If
both races. Lite acts Of kindness
the exercise Of unusual rolitcness in
everyday life will tend more tina
anything else to foster this feeling
of friendly relationship.
Strong men with rifles, shot-gu,,s
and revolvers may arouse the martial
spirit, but when it is all over the suf
fcring, the individual cases of injus.
tice cannot do otherwise than awake,
digust in the lawless, the cruel and the
heartless on both sides and 10 open
the wcll-spring Of sympathy for tho
suffering elements OF both races.
This Tulsa slaughter will start an in
vestigation and on attempt will he
made to make the colored men undor
arrest the goats" in the rails, VIII, IN
are 20 follow. This should not be.
Enough blood has already been she'd
without invoking sleeping court of
injustice, where the truth will lie
half-to.d ard where the white folks
will be the sheep and the colored orks
the dogs, in the clash that followed
Conservative colorGd men and wo-
men would do well to start a cam
paign among the martial clements
amongst their own people, to the enh
tina: they may not do anything to
further aggravate the situation ana
which may result in a Uood-lettins
contest, which will result in irrenar.
able injury to the United States OF
America. II = ;. 2c.:ccah!c fact that
the white folks of Tulsa, Oflahama
applied the torch and not tho colorad
folks. 1t may be that in doing this.
they may open the eyes of hundred,
OF lawless co.ored fo!ks to the power,
which they possess in this respect ana
bring about mere conditions, which
in Ireland have handicapped and e;a
barrassed one Of the most powerful ma
lions upon the face Of the globe. Col
ored leaders, "oth male and femeyc
would do we'll to talk peace, pray fai
peace and work for peace. IN this
they will be supported by the better
class Of white people, whose numbers
are being constantly increased and
augmented by everyday harpnnings,
which tend to prove that :" 70
only Snfe .outo TO 3D.. ,-..>,,,usa
prosperity OF our whole tu,ntry.