New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-22
4 DINNER FOR TURNER.
He Says Ellis Island Wasn't Bad
Emma Goldman Talks.

John Turner whose deportation as an anarchist
has been ordered by the immigration authorities.
The guest Of honor At dinner given last
night by the Free Speech League at Arlington
Hall, In st. Marks Place Edward Chamberlain.
president OF the league. presided. With Mr. Turner
at the main table sat Hugh O. Pentecost AlEeraon
Lee. Joseph r. Buchanan. Lawson PuTdy Edwin
C. Walker and Morris Oupcuheimer
Before the speechmakinE several letters Of re-
gret were read. Eugene V Debs wrote. in part:
John Turner has been IN a cage on Ellis Island.
lie VIII probably Toe deported. lie is NOT ~ ior
admission 90 The land of the free because De be
lie IS a cultivated, high minded. noble raturel
man lie Is opposed 70 the tyranny u The capi-
Ie!sl 81, 1T ~ M al4 wants "T5klht men ana
heen high treason 70 the State. and never more
In reality sou soar triumphant far above your
lor can They Jock UP your soul They are but de-
hank fieT Yd1 Min y@ ana IN roars5 i6rr W.
ter they have rot,ed from the earth.
Alfred J. Boulton wrote.
Trade uuonists and friends Of liberty generally
owe great delt % Mr. Turner for his endurance
'L nineteen weeks imprisonment IN order 60 Vim
u Is a hopeful sign that the word anarchy has
not deferred the trade uuonists from standing 10y
ally by John Turner. The day Is past when can
be HOODWINKED 6y an epithet
Tho fact that AR. Turner was n successful organ
Ter Of labor the real reason that he was con-
Fidered dangerous. II our government Is honestly
rected 10 the Governor OF Colorado and his worse
crush organised labor.
AIr. Pentecost who IS one Of the counsel I'm the
Turner case. said that At first he believed the law
under which Turner was ordered doported was
constitutional but he had grown 10 believe that
the Supreme Court would decide that the Jaw was
not made FOR such a as John Turner lie
based his belief be said, on the fact If Turner's
admission 70 bail
Algeruon Lee Joseph r. buchanan. Lawson
Iufdy' Joseph Barondcss. Or. F. p. Fcote. Nor
us oTpcuheimer and Edwin Walker then spoke.
Emma Goldman was enthusiastically received.
SIZE said John Most ought 10 have attended the
meeting. She went on 10 say:
If the Supreme Court decides then NC ba,.a
10 ll-lt 20 glory about our fight for him I deny
live Their lives as they see mi or nov arc -,f
anarchists. The anarchist knows that every gov
Is the best Of governments is based on violence
soclsllsis and anarchists have met before when
The confusion which viii be the result of This
ago Inc supreme Court s. not going TO settle
a-chy- The question FOR liberal minded mon and
TGIHeh 10 decide ls- is the law right wrong?
In. N nj gong 70 discuss St now. You have a
flsht 70 believe IN law. just as you have right
Mr.. Turner said IN part:
While there was a very deep principle behind all
MS ana a very serious matter facing all of as
ill., IN 70 say mar in unfolding the principle OF
lions would have had 10 endure years ago If
there - anything that distinguishes modern So
clet4r II ls mat modern society has grown that
~ cannot lnhlct punishment strongly as il did
years ago. 80 Ear AZ ] concerned I have
nothing the worst ipr my nineteen weeks Ia n
case, and unoer the care Of nurse I never lived
20 regularly as ] did while on Ellis Island
I fOunc the government officials are better than
the system they have 10 carry out. The Individual
rs superior 20 The crowd. The only trades uuionsts
on Ellis Island the fremen
When realized that the worst that could han
pen 70 me was 10 be sent back TO England I de-
clced 10 remain on Ellis Island and let the news
papers do better al anarchisuc propa ganda work
than an obscure individual could do ia the wee k
or SO ] vas TO have remained IN America"