Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

 van, assistant attorney general and William J. Flynn, chief of the secret service of the department of justice.
 Elected Berkman Boss.
 As soon as they were informed that they would be out of the coun- try before dawn, the male anar- chists at the island formally organiz- ed the First Soviet Anarchistic Com mune" of America and elected Berk- man grand oo-~--~ isr7''y." He bossed the preparations of an in the large detent1OA .Oe..- -4..u --o Iilonarch was ever more readily obeyed. All stood up when he entered the room. The so promptly that guards transmitted their orders through him. In khaki shirt with khaki trousers tucked into high Russian boots he was the cen tral figure in a merry group that awaited the tug. They played banjos and guitors and sang the "Interna- tionale." All their conversation was in Russian.
 Berl0man said he expected to go to Petrograd and cooperate with Lenine and Trotzky in governing Russia. He said his uncle, N. Starick, was the di- rector of all the country's railroads and also head of the Moscow Soviet.
 Why should I not be happy" he remarked as he tied up a box of oranges which was put aboard the transport with canned goods, con- densed milk and chocolate and great quantities of other food supplies that the whole Soviet took with it. T am going among friends"
 We'll Provided or.
 Most of the members of the Com mune had ample clothing of their own but the immigration officers took care that mo one should be imperilled by the rigorous weather of Russia. Those who were not properly equipped were supplied with complete outfits from army stores, including overcoats, m- derlothes, mittens, hats and boots. The Commune took half million dollars in American money with it Berl1Hnan said the cash possessions averaged s2,OO0 each.
 Dire Prediction by Goldman.
 Miss Goldman said her plans after she reached Russia were indefinite other than that she would immediate : ly organize the Russian Friends oi ! American Freedom to carry on prop aganda in the United States.
 i-This government has signed it. death warrant in these deportations, she said This is the beginning O ; the end of the United States govern men. I am not going to stop my work as long as life rests with me i The czar never resorted to such meth ] ods as the United Staets is using il ] this first deportation of political az itators."
 A similar prediction of dire result i for this country was made by Arthur Katses, another leader of the Russian union, who was arrested in NeV York 1 "The anarchist movement will b. carried on in the United States al though the intellectual heads, the Tea 1 top of the movement, are now beins sent away" he said.
 Women Were in Deep Black.
 Miss Goldman and the other tw women in the party were in dee black and none of the three exhibite, the defiance that characterized som of the males anarchists. The trip wa regarded as a lark by the younges deportee, Thomas Buchamoff, IT year old, nephew of Bianki, who organize
 a branch of the Union of Russia
 Workers at Freeport Long Island,
 The Soviet left many individua
 messages of farewell at the island |
 be sent by immigration officers and
 joint telegram was sent to the de
 pertinent of Labor asking America
 women to reflect on the separation c
 deportees from wives. It was signe
 by Alexander Schatz, grand secre
 tary of the Commune"
 Think Think! Think America
 women,' 1t read, i've came to tni
 country with love for the liberty uI
 on which the country was founded We honestly labored and devotedly in
 vested all we possessed for the wei
 fare of all. as we understood it bes
 Yet the government of the Unite
 States is going to deport us. Vel
 the only thing we ask is that ou
 children and wives be not deprive
 of their fathers and husbands and [
 granted permission to go with thel
 to Soviet Russia"
 Women Occupy Large Cabin. ; The three women in the deporte , party will be treated as first clas
 passengers during the trip, occupyin
 one large cabin. The men are three separate compartments an ' Grand Commissary Berkman has nt , privileges not granted to others. Te immigration inspectors will help so 5 dier guard them. All will be confir ? ed to theid quarters except for f brief daily exercise period on dec { Red Cross nurses went along to a as matrons.
 ? Officials of the department of justit
 expressed pleasure at speedy fruitic
 of plans to rid the country of ana, chists. These plans were laid .wht bombs were sent to officials and pron inent citizens in June. In countr, wide raids on November ' anarchis : numbering 290 were arrested and 2 [ of these were deported' today, the oth ten included Berkman and Miss Col 9 man, whose cases had long been pen !, ing.
 = Other Soviet arks are likely to lea e in the near future for the departme of justice has card index of 600 I radicals who are under scrutiny al . it is the announced intention of t . authorities to deport all who a a proved to advocate the overthrow d the government by violence.
 :, Sixty anarchists who have been 0 - dered deported were expected fro = Detroit for the Buford, but the tra n orders were cancelled because
 have awaited it's arrival would ha r delayed the sailing Today's shiplo u contained men arrested in New Yol d Philadelphia, Boston, Bridgeport, Ha1 e ford, New Haven. Ansonia and Wate |