The Holbrook news., 1921-06-17
Thirty Killed in Race War in Tulsa, 0kIa.-Whites Burn
 All Black Belt.
SENATE FIRM FOR BIG NAVY
Passes Appropriation Bill Carrying S4e4, 100000 = President Harding's Memorial Day Utterance-Rail- way Wage Reduction Announced
 More Fighting in siIesia.
By EDWARD w. PACKARD.

Another of those sudden and ter rible race conflicts which make all de cent Americans blush with shame oc- cured last week, this time in Tulsa, Okla. Before the state troops that were called to assist the police had restored order at least thirty per sons had been killed, hundreds had been wounded and the negro quarter of the city was in ashes. More than 5000 negroes were rendered home less and the property damage was es- timated to be in excess of a million and a half dollars.
 As so often is the case, the riots were due to an attack on a white girl by a negro. The offender was arrest ed and then someone started the ru- nor that he was to be lynehed. Sey- eral hundred armed blacks gathered about the courthouse and jail, and one of them was killed by police officer. That started the fighting, and within a few hours the city had become an armed camp. Both whites and blacks footed the stores for guns, and the negroes entrenched themselves in LncAI QudA AA aAAAy OA soon began the invasion of that region and, driving back the blacks, set fire to the buildings as they advanced Men, women and children were shot down mercilessly as they fled from their burning homes. Three local units of the Oklahoma National Guard were ordered out by the governor, and they, with the help of the police and members of the American Legion, at last succeeded in controlling the sit uation. They were able to protect the business and railroad districts from further destruction, but the ''black belt" was a smoking ruin.
 The same old cries of Shame !" will be heard, and Tulsa will be thor oughly scolded for this shocking af fair; but the same causes will bring about the same results ever and again, almost anywhere in the United States. and the wisest social economists do not know where the remedy lies.
 If the house can be brought around to the senate's way of thinking, we will have the greatest navy in the world. But the difference Of view of the two chambers is represented just now by some $98,OOO,OOO, and it may be long time before an agree ment is reached. By a vote of 54 to IT the senate passed the naval appro- priation bill carrying total of $494,- 100000. For several weeks the small navy men had fought hard, but they secured a reduction of only $2,50O,- 600 from the total recommended by the naval committee. Their leader, Senator Borah, voted for the bill be- cause, as he explained, he had high hopes of results from his amendment requesting the President to invite Great Britain and Japan to join with the United States in curtailing naval construction. That MT. Harding takes the Borah plan seriously is indicated by the report that our representatives in London and Tokyo already are feeling out'' the sentiment in the gov ernments to which they are ac- credited.
 The bill as passed by the senate car ries $1O5. 100000 for construction of ships, including an item of $15,OO0 900 for the beginning of work on two air plane carriers at limit cost of $52,- 100000; S1S,OOO,OO0 for aviation, and funds for 10000 me l. Several mil lions of dollars are allowed for strengthening the Pacific Coast de lenses, and money is provided for further work on the Charleston navy