The sun., 1919-02-12
EXILED REDS FIGHT
WITH GUARDS HERE
Blackcn an Eye or Two on
Boat Until Nightsticks
Cool Them.
SOLDIERS ARE CALLED
Woman Lawyer Threatens
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
to Halt DepOrtations.

In the cold gray dawn OF yesterday a
travel stained four car train from tho
West puffed into the I.ackawanna terrni-
nal. in Hobokeil, and tho engine uttered
a final steamy and thankful sigh as II
slid to stop, It's headlight pointed at an
iron barred little steamboat that was 10
take over it's burden. Aboard were fifty-
three Bolshevists, anarchists, I. W. W.
and general undesirablcs. and one
woman. uncla ssihed.
They had been playing hob with the
peace and quiet OF mountain and prairie
nights as they came East. their voices
raised in the glorifcation OF anarchy
and the general cussedness Of n country
that likes to do Its living in an orderly
manner. They had sung and shouted
and berated their guards, and when they
appeared II was evident from the state
Of their toilets that they had neglected
TO do much else.
Few Cops to Guard Them.
But they hadn't shown any disposition
for active anarchy from tho time they
LETT the cities OF the Pacific coast and
the middle West until they saw the bob
bling waves OF the Hudson waiting to re-
oeive them. Perhaps the confinement of
A car in which a determined guard with
an automatic could pretty well clean up
everything In front of him deferred
them. Any way they restrained them
selves until aboard the boat. and then
broke loose in fight in which they first
won and then were beaten to a frazzle.
Evidently the immigration people
hadn't expected so much trouble There
fair ~
tives waiting for the restless ones and
a number OF Hoboken policemen. but
they confined themselves when the train
pulled in at 7 40 o'clock to keeping back
the commuters who wanted to see what
Bolsheviki really look like The crowd
fined up solidly on a line at the south
end OF the station beyond which the po-
lice wouldn't let them go, and waited
for the show. It started tamely enough.
The locomotive was giving of a soodly
screen of steam as IL II had a big load
OF It's iron chest, but through the cloud
gould be seen the long platform and
the Bolsheviki ct al. climbing down
from the two rear cars Of the train.
They We're separated. into two gangs.
as they had come in the cars. and when
they were lined up with only six innmi-
grafton guards to see that they didn't
make dash for the liberty they love
so well they started tramping to the
gate.
The hated class distinctions were OBJ
ssrvahle even among these Two fiocks OF
fellow sympathlzers. The first squad.
the larger, was much the better dressed.
and their collars and hats could not
be frowned upon by a commuter who
sticks TO the smoking car. They car
ried bags and large valises and bundles
Of the immigrant variety.
The second gang was not so we'll
gIocmed their collars seemed depressed
and their hats were uniformly of the
SLOUGH or soap box kind.
Her Stockings Anarchistic. Too.
Among them was the woman. Elsie
Melta, the wife OF Peter Williamson
Meta, also in the party. She carried
big bag in one hand, an umbrella I'M
der her arm. and was attlred in a non
committal coat and a dashlng short
skirt that showed some unusual curly
cue designs in stockings. Lavender and
blue seemed TO predominant in the gen
eral peppermint stick effect.
Whether the division of groups was
based upon the general Indications. the
last being the ultra radical, could not be
learned from the guards. who classified
them all under one head. but as they
moved down the platform the leading
group gave three rousing cheers for
The Bolsheviki. and the little group be-
hind, in the same spirit OF friendly
competition and underlying fraternity.
gave three yells for the l. W. W. To
these pleasantries the commuters re-
sponded with boos and Kisses
The undesirables looked at them with
pity and contempt and went on their
way to the boat. through the lines of
solemn faced Hobokops, and on to the
dectt of the William c. Moore. Ellis ISL
and two decker barge. They fiocked to
the windows and looked out through the
para, nrsttering from place to place 30
that they might better see some of the
sights of the great city they had heard
20 much about since they passed through
on the way West from the old countries.