The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-17
TULSA SHOULD EMPRESS ITSELF

TULSA SHOULD EMPRESS ITSELF.
It Is quite patent that an aasauit is being
made on land titles In TULSA by cotcrio OF
attorneys devoted TO searching out tcchnicHli-
tics for tho purpose Of cnrichng Themselves
1t Is folly to assert that Justice IN sought in any
Of those cnscs, because no injustice has been
shown. In neither tho Crogbo Heights
nor the Kirkwood Place case is thorc wrong
to be rightcd.
when these tracts were bought from the In
dian allottces n compensation was given ex-
cessvcly liberal for that time, Nor did tho
original purchasers and pnttors OF tho addl-
tions realize more than reasonable profit on
their Investment all things taken into consid-
GRAFTON. Nothing npproxmtting tho profit
these contingcnt-fce lawyers expect TO realize
through their indefenslblo contract calling for
probably ono-hnlt the recovery and possibly
more. or coursc. these tracts have come TO be
worth vastly moro than when purchased from
the Indian allottces. fjut the uncarncd incrc-
mont, II It may be 30 designated. accrues to tho
men and women who purchased tho lots and
converted them into noghborhood OF homea
And 1t ls these men and women as well tho
city at large. who deliberately assaulted In
their property holdings by the fellows who hope
TO profit immensely through cloudng titles 1t
~ evidently the belief OF these attorneys that
the courts can he used to validate and logalze
a manifest injustice: that instead Of redrcssing
wrongs the courts will loan themselves to in
flictlng wrongs
II may be that the hard and fast letter Of tho
law has In some part been ignored In some OF
the proceedings attendant upon tho transfer OF
titles from the nllotlee TO tho uon-citIzen. But
since no injustice has followed such technical
violation, assuming It committed ana since
to follow the hard and fast letter OF the law
now would result In manifest and widespread
injustice. what must bo thought of a judicial
system that confesscs itself Incapable of rem
dering Justice regardless In matters OF this
nature?
There has been read into statutes OF tho
public by the highest court OF the republic. an
arbitrary definition Of the law referred to as the
rule of reason. There was and there is no
statute comforting this legislative right upon
the courts. II was assumed deliberately in tho
name of justice, that the courts decision might
indeed be In the nature OF practical Justice and
avoid a manifest and admitted injustice, Tho
rule Of reason applied TO thcsr Tulsa utlo
causes would nonsNt tho plaintiffs nstantor.
Rccausc there is no reason tn equity or law In
the decisions sought by tho painttfs
There is even a broader reason than mcrs
reason which courts should ever keep In mind
THAT Is the rule OF justice. II should he utterly
impossible for any pleador at tho bar ~ Justice
TO secure a decision that In either it's theory or
application constitutes injustice or results In
manifest wrong. Unless the courts are able 10
cut through the red tape Of pleading and pro-
codurc to such goal then tho courts are in
capable of keeping their robes OF office un-
sullcd.
These real estate cases are Of tremendous In
forest to the entire population OF Tulsa. You,
I'm your homo. no matter where located, may ho
as,aucd next Unless something is done TO stop
this nctar,ous practice no man is safe In tho
possession OF his property,
Tho Worll suggests tNat the ciHzcnshIp or
thu clty meet In Convention hall to express ts
sentiments regarding this procedure. 1t Is not
merely tho property owners of Croshlc ltoigh's
nnd kirlvNoo1 ulo.. who nrc mcnocod, YOU and
and every other T",-, citizen atNnl5 threat
encd, Ecc.u-c tNo suits already flo3 arc dam
aging TO tho .da'uRrng 20 au unhnIry-
able degree oven II no others arc instituted.
In public nicotine tho citizenship should
express itsolt IN suitable resolutions Co the out
side world. Common Daua, should ho made
against thcao dis;urbors or property peace, IN,
common enemies OF tho city. Trio ono way q.
do 1t is TO convene the citizenship i'm p rr,,,
mass meeting