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


white and colorcd people ut Tulsa,
Oklahoma, Wednesday,, June |, 1871
are not at al re-assuring ana would
seem to indicate that certain elements
among the white people had staged /:
slaughter Of the colorcd people, whtr,,
has resulted in an appalling loss Of
life and Il monumental amount OF in.
jury OH both sides. SO far as ascertain
cd ut this time. eighty-five persons
arc known to have been killed ana
more than five hundred woundCu
while the soss OF property will equal
many tens Of thousands Of dollars.
The injury to. tho reputation or TIM,
town and State cannot be computed in
dollars and cents. This cmpnaS,s:rs
the Importance Of the inter-rae;rl
movements. which have taken place
Conservative white and coorcd citi.
Zrns are getting together to euro Tins
unrcasoni.g and unreasonable feeling
existing between the lawlr'S cassc,
OF DO II races. This outbreak is traced
to tho arrest OF Il Colorcu man upon
the charge OF attacking an urph"u
white girl, and the alleged attempt ct
certain colorcd men to release the col
orcd man charged with thc offcnsc.
There is 10 statement that this cot,
orcd man attempted to crinIinully as
sault the girl or that he succeeded in
doing so. l. was one OF those insane
exhibitions. which no one can explain
and rs Il result, this section OF tho
country for miles around is plunged
in mourning. 1t is difficult to believe
that this is n Christian coUn,v with
its Sunday Schools and churches, with
its prayer books and Bibles when men
and W men, to, lose co",cHl Of them
selves and engage in Il clash w,hirh
would be disgrace to the kingdom
of Turkey.
The report states that more tnl4l
three colorcd people were killed W
one white person. What satisfaction
can this be to Negro hatcrs, who re
gard one white mans life as hnir.~
worth that OF one hundred Ncgroc.7
II emphasizes the fact that there
should be constant effort on the
nj ~ oil al
tivate friendly relationship he.
tween white and colorrd pe,sle. 1,
Ehould be instillcd in the children If
both races. Lite acts Of kindness
the exercise Of unusual rolitcness in
everyday lifo will tend more tina
anything else to foster this feeling
o: friendly relationship.
Strong men with rifles, shotgu,.s
and rcvolvcrs may arouse the martial
spirit. but when ii is all over the suf
fcrinG, the individual eases Of iniuS.
ticc cannot do otherwise than awake,
digust in the lawlcSs, the cruel and the.
hcartless on both sides and 10 opcn
the wc!lspring Of sympathy for tho
suffering elements Of both races.
This Bulsa slaughter will start an in
veStigation and an attempt will lie
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 shed
without invoking n sleeping court Of
injustice, where the truth will lie
half-to.d ard where the white folks
will be the sheep and the colorcd forks
the dogs, in the clash that followea
Conservative colorcd men and wo-
men would do we'll to start a cam
paign among the martial clements
amongst their own people. to the emf
tina. they may not do anything to
further aggravatc the situation ana
which may result in a Hood-lettin.,
contest, which will result in irrepar
able injury to the United States OF
America. It = We @C.;cc2hic fact that
the white folks of Tulsa, OFl,hamn
applied the torch and not tho colorai
folks. 1t may be that in doing This.
thoy may open the eyes of hundred,
or IawlesS co.Orcd folks to The power,
which they possess in this rcsp4ct ana
bring about mere conditions, which
in Ireland have handicapped and eil
barrassed one of the most powerful ma
lions upon the face OF the globe. Col
ored leaders, "oth male and female
would do we'll to talk peace, Nay fai
peace and work for peace. Ii tn:5
they wiz be supported by the better
class Of white people, whose numbs:s
are being constantly increased an3
augmented Ivy everyday BORROWINGS,
'shicn tend to prove that d" ~
''!y Sc1@ .Jaiu IT, -. ,..>.....
prosperity Of our w.to.e to,:n'ny.