Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
249 ANARCHISTS CARRIED
FROM AMERICAN SHORES:
BERKINANAND GOLDMAN GO

sarv;" He bossed the preparations il
the large detention room and no mon
arch was ever more readily obeycd
Al stood up when he entered tn
The members of the commun,
transmitted their orders through him
viii Go to Petrograd.
Berkman said he expected to go e
Petrograd and cooperate with Lenint
and Trotzkv in governing Russia. He
SAID his uncle. n. Starick. was the
dlrector of all the countrys railroads
and also head of the Moscow soviet
why should 1 not be happy?" he
remarked as he tied up a box OF
oranges which was put on board the
transport with canned goods. con.
denSed milk and chocolate and greai
quantities of other food supplies thai
the whole soviet took with it. Il am
going among friends"
Most of the members of the COM
mune had ample clo,hing of theil
own, but the immigration officers took
care that no one should be imperilled
by the rigorous weather of Russia
The commune took nearly $500, 00C
IN American money with it, Berkmar
said the cash possessions averaged
$4,000 each. Most OF its was in green
backs but there were some travellers
checks
Miss Goldman said her plans after
she reached Russia were indefinite,
other than that she would immediate
ly organize the Russian Friends of
American Freedom" !" to carry on prop
aganda in the United States.
Dark Outlook for United States.
:, rms government has signed its
death warrant in these 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 resorted to such methods as the
united States is using in this first de-
portation of political agttators."
A similar prediction OF dire results
for this country was made by Arthur
katses, another leader of the Russian
union.
Miss Goldman and the other two
women in the party were in deep black
and none of the three exhibited the
defiance that characterized some of
the male anarchists 9
The soviet left manv individual mes
sages of farewell and a Joint telegram
was sent to the department. of labor
asking American women to reflect on
tie separation of deportees from
wives. It was signed by Alexander
Schafz. grand secretary of the grand
Leaves Farewell Message.
lnlnh. IHlnk. lnlnk! American
women" it read. w e came to this
country with love for the liberty upon
which the country was founded. We
labored and deyotedlv invest
ed all we possessed for the welfare of
all. as we understand it best Yet the
government of the United States is GO
ing to deport us. Well. the OILY thing
we ask. is that our children and wives
be not deprived of their fathers and
husbands and they granted permis-
sion to go with them to soviet RUS
sia." s.-.sys4g4 -
The three women in the deported
party will be treated as first-class pas
sengers. The men are in three sep
lrate compartments. Ten immigration
inspectors will help soldiers guard
them. All will be confined to their
quarters except for brief daily exer-
else period on deck. Red Cross nurses
went along to act as matrons.
Other Arks 20 Leave.
Other soviet arks are likely to leave
N the near future, for the department
IF Justice has card indexsof $4,000
radicals who are under scrutiny. and
/ is the announced intention of the
to deport all who are
proved to advocate the overthrow of
he government by violence.
In farewell statement signed by
Miss Goldman and Berkman, the anar
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