The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-22
GERMAN MONEY

GERMAN MONEY
 They were suspected of receiving Ger man money to oppose preparedness by the United States before the United States entered the war.
 They co-operated with German spies in endeavoring to promote q revolution in India during the war.
 They were the pioneer radicals in the United States. Now there are 60,000 Reds here and 472 disloyal foreign language newspapers, according to Attorney Gen. eral Palmer.
 Denounced by judges and other public officials. from President Roosevelt down, as enemies of the country seeking to de- stroy u, but regarded by women anarch- ists who greeted them with kisses as beautiful chara cters, 100 years ahead of their t:mes,' they so increased their fol- lowing that it was easy for them to pro- vide S15.000 or s2s, 900. bail in cash or Lib erty bonds. Yet fines of s10,00O each for opposing the draft were unpaid. They had nc property, they said.
 For more than 10 years their deportation had teen agitated and at times seemed near but no formal proceedings for this purpose were instituted until the alarming radical activities of 1919, including the Seattle and Winnipeg general strikes, the sending of bombs through the mails 10 Attorney General Palmer and other prominent men, the formation of branch es of the communist party and plans for an archistic demonstrations on the annver sary Of the formation of the soeiet re- public of Russia, which were frustrated by country-wi raids in November. These raids made total of 697 anarchists seized by the United States on deportation pro- ceedings in the last two years
 CHAMPIONED THE SOVIET
 When their co-workers, the nihilists 1n n. luted into the bolshevik and formed the soviet government after the downfall of the monarchy, Berkman and Miss Gold-' man championed a similar government and social order for this country. Berk- man, when surrendered for deportation, predicted that he would return to the United States as soviet ambassador, and Miss Goldman prophesied revolution here within five years.
 American capitalists are the most greedy in the world" she said, amt when the time comes they are going to pay terrible price for it. thunderous storm is brewing in the United States
 Yet when given opportunity during their many appearances in court to air their views they repudiated violence.
 s"Tne anarchist never advocates reign of terror, said Berkman. "AnarchisT means the negation of violence. Annrch-
  mutual aid in opposition to existing ir- stitutions and authority
 In reply 10 one such exposition after Berkman's conviction in New York for opposing the draft, the United States at- torney said to the court:
 "The court should know that this man, who now claims to be for uni versal peace and says he is against tho use of violence in 1892 went into MT. Tricks office Gin Pittsburg) and tried to shoot him down without giving his victim an opportunity to defend him self. He shot him in the back as he would dog.'
 '"The first terrorist act in America" is the way Berkman described his at tack on Prick in his book, Prison Memoirs of An Anarchist"
 Berkman's last hour of freedom in this country expired early this month in New York city while Henry Clay Prick was being buried in Pittsburg and mourned as public benefactor.
 Emma Goldman is 4s years old and