The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-05
ALLIES DISCUSS INVASION
OF GERMANY ON CONTINUED
REFUSAL TO MEET DEMANDS
BERKMAN-GOLDMAN
LEAVE MAINLAND
Avowed Anarchists for 80 Years Will
Probably Never Set Foot in the
United States After De-
portation.

New York, Dec Alexander Berk-
man and Emma Goldman, his compan-
ion in 30 years of anarchistic activities,
were sent from the mainland of the
United States to-day, probably never
to return.
Ordered deported for urging over
throw of the government by violence,
they were taken by ferry from the tip
end of Manhattan to the immigration
station at Ellis Island, where they will
be held until ship is available to send
them to Russia, whence they came.
Their liberty on bail expired when they
were surrendered by their counsel at
the demand Of the department of labor.
Befkman's career in America came to
an end while Henry Clay Frick, whom
he had attempted to assassinate, was
being buried in Pittsbdrg.
A stones throw from the statue of
Liberty, the two most notorious an
archists in this country, probably will
spend their remaining days in the
United States, of which Berkman never
became a citizen. The woman, claim
ing to be citizen by an early mar
riage. will make last legal effort to
remain here and Berkman also viii
seek writ of habeas corpus on the
claim that this country's right of free
speech permitted him to urge his an
archistic ideas freely
Harry Weinberger, counsel for Berk-
man and Miss Goldman, received let
ter to-day from Anthony Caminetti,
commissioner general of immigration,
denying the request that his clients be
permitted to select their own destina-
tion and pay the expenses Of their de-
portation
As to your request for the written
assurance Of the department that neith-
er Mr.. Berkman nor Miss Goldman will
be deported to any part OF the world
where their lives are actually in dan
ger" the letter said, "the bureau would
state chat you already have the assur-
anee that they viii be deported in the
usual way attending deportations by
the department of labor to soviet Rus
sia."
The letter also refused a request for
three months delay to permit the two
radicals to prepare for their deporta-
tion.
As soon as they were surrendered,
Weinberger's associates started habeas
corpus proceedings in the United States
district court on the ground that the
government has not the right to deport
Berkman and Miss Goldman for Fan at
titude of mind" or for the holding of
political, social or economic views The
petition set forth that they were le-
gally admitted to this country more
than 80 years ago and neither of them
was an anarchist at that time
The petition contends that they can
not be deported TO soviet Russia, be-
cause the United States has not recog-
nized the bolshevik government and to
deport them to territory held by the
white guards would be a sentence of
death. The claim also is make that
Miss Goldman is an American citizen,
having become so by her marriage to
Jacob A. Kersner.
Il am going to fight against deporta.
ton" declared Miss Goldman, ION the
ground that / am a citizen. If | am
deported it win affect thousands of
foreign American citizens My depor-
tation is a club to break the militant
labor movement"
There was nothing outwardly in the
appearance Of the anarchists when they
boarded the ferryboat at IL o'clock to
indicate their radical beliefs. Miss
Goldman wore gold-rimmed spectacIes
and set of furs over a tailored suit
Berkman wore flowing black tie,
dark suit and heavy tortoise she'll spec
tacles.