Letter Walter White, National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People to Governor J. A. O. Preus, Minnesota, 1921 October 25

              25 October 1921
 Governor J. A. O. Preus,
 State Capital,
 St. Paul, Minnesota.
 My dear Governor Preus:
 On yesterday I wired you as follows:
 "National Association for Advancement Colored People urges careful  consideration of danger sending Smithie to Oklahoma where mob spirit  yet exists. We believe that there is grave danger of lynching; that it is  impossible for him to receive fair trial with present state of mind. We  are forwarding you facts in connection with Tulsa riots proving this  point".
 I am sending you today a copy of an article which appeared in The Nation  of June 29th and also of a series of articles which appeared in the New  York Evening Post. These articles will show you the facts regarding the  real causes of the Tulsa riot and will indicate the state of mind in  Tulsa which existed prior to and during the riot.
 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been  engaged in doing relief work in Tulsa following the riot. It has kept  closely in touch with the state of public mind in that city and as a  result it is our sincere belief that there is grave doubt of the possibility  of a colored man accused of any connection with the riots receiving a fair  trial in the City of Tulsa or in the State of Oklahoma.
 Our reasons for the this conclusion are as follows:
 (1) During the riot a number of offers were made by outside parties notably  the Chicago Tribune which offered $1,000 for relief work,