The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
MISS GOLDMAN SLEPT

MISS GOLDMAN SLEPT
 Miss Goldman was so unconcerned that she slept until after midnight, although the rest of tho party remained up all night. All were notified immediately after dinner last night that they would be de- ported before daylight They had not ex- pected it so quickly.
 Despite elaborate precautions Harry Weinherger, counsel TOT Berkman and Miss Goldman, learned of the plans and made two intellectual attempts to visit the islan1. The bureau of immigration consid- cred another visit useless because he had said farewell to his clients.
 So had Miss Stella Ballentine, Miss Goldman's niece, and Miss Eleanor Fitz- gerald of New York, who had Expressed a desire to pe deported with Miss Gold man and Berkrnan. whom she kissed in public when he was surrendered for de- portation.
 Anthony Caminetti, commissioner gem eral If immigration, toox personal charge of plans at the island during the night and accompanied the tug down the bay. Representatives Johnson and Sfegel, mem bers G the House committee on inmi- grafton, both were there, as was Francis P. Garvan, assistant attorney general, and William J. Flynn, chief of the secret service of the department of justice. As soon as they were informed that they would be out of the country before dawn the male anarchists at the island formally organized the first soviet anarchistic commune" of America and elected Berk- man grand commissary."
 BOSSED LIKE A MONARCH
 He bossed the preparations of all in the large detention room and no monarch was ever raore readily obeyed All stood up when he entered the room. The members of the commune obeyed him So promptly that guards transmitted their orders through him. In khaki shirt, with khaki trousers tucked into high Russian boots. he was the central figure of a merry goup that awaited the tug.
 They played hanjos and guitars and sang the 'Internationale.',
 All tneir conversation was in Russian. Berkman said he expected to go to Petro- grad and cooperate with Lenine and Trotzky in governing Russia. He said his uncle, N StaricS, was the director of all the country's railroads and also head of the Moscow soviet
 Why should not be happy?" he re- marked, as he tied up box of oranges which was pit on board the transport with canned goods. condensed milk and chocolate and great quantities of other food supplies that the whole soviet took with it. T am going among friends"
 Most of the members of the commune had ample clothing of their own, but the immigration officers took care that no one should be imperilled by the rigorous weather of Russia Those who had not properly equipped themselves were SUD- piled with complete outfits from army stores, including overcoats. underclothes, mittens, hats ard boots.
 The commune took nearly half a mill lion dollars in American money with it. Berknan said the cash possessions ave-- aged 5000 each. Most of it was in green backs but there were some travellers checks.
 Miss Goldman said her plans after she had reached Russia were indefinite other than she would immediately organize the Russian Friends of American Freedom to carry on propaganda in the United States.
 SIGNS DEATH WARRANT
 This government has signed it's death warrant in the deportations," she said. This is the beginning of the end of the United States government. am not going to stop my work as long as life rests with me. The czar never re- sorted to such methods as the United States is using in this first deportation of political agitators."
 similar prediction of dire results for this country was made by Arthur KatseS, another leader of the Russian union, who was arrested in New York
 The anarchist movement will be car ried on in the United States, although the intellectual heads, the real top of the movement. are now being sent away. he said.
 Miss Goldman and the other two women in the party were in deep black. and none of the three exhibited the de- fiance that characterized some of the male anarchists. The trip was regard ed as lark by the youngest deportee, Thomas Buchamoff. IT years old, nephew of Bianki who organized branch of the Union of Russian Work CTS at Freeport, l.. l.
 The soviet left many individual mes- sages of farewell at the island to be sent by immigration officers and joint telegram was sent to the department of labor asking American women to re- fleet on the separation of deportees from wives. It was signed by Alexan- der Schatz, grand secretary of the commune"
 WANT WIVES AND CHILDREN
 Think think. think, American wom- en,' it read. We came to this country with love for the liberty upon which the country was founded.
 We honestly labored and devotedly invested all we possessed for the wei fare of all. as we understood it best. Yet the government of the United States is going to deport us. We'll, the only thing we ask is that our chil- dren and wives be not deprived of their fathers and husbands and be granted permission to go with them to soviet Russia
 The three women in the deported