The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-22

tuted until the alarming radical activ.
tiles of 1919, including the Seattle
and Winnipeg general strikes, the
sending of bsmbs through the mails
to Attorney General Palmer ano
other prominent men, the formation
of branches of the communist party
and plans for anarchistic demonstra-
tions on the anniversary of the forma-
tion of the Soviet Republic of Russia,
which were frustrated by country
wide raids in November. These raids
made total of GOT anarchists seized
by the United States on deportation
proceedings in the last two years.
When their co-workers, the Nihil-
lists in Russia, whence they came in
youth, evoluted into the Bolsheviki
and formed the Soviet government
after the downfall of the monarchy
Berkman and Miss Goldman champ
iened. a similar government and So
cial order for this country. Berkman
when surrendered fUr~ deportation
predicted that he would return to the
United States as Soviet ambassador
and Miss Goldman prophesied a revo-
luton here within five years.
American capitalists are the most
greedy in the world" she said, land
when the time comes they are going
to pay a terrible price for it. A
thunderous storm is brewing in the
United States"
Yet when given opportunity during
their many appearances in court to
air their views they repudiated viol-
ence.
"The anarchistic never advocates
reign of terror" said Berkman.
= n N l11c csr,n r
violence. Anarchists teach self-re-
lance, cooperation and mutual aid in
opposition to existing institutions
and authority"
In reply to one such exposition
after Berkman's conviction in New
York for opposing the draft, the
United States attorney said to the
court:
1.-The court should know that this
man who now claims to be for uni
versal peace and says he is against
the use of violence in 1892 went into |
Mr.. Frick's office Tin Pittsburgh and
tried to shoot him down without
glvlng his victim an opportunity to
defend himself. 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 Frick in his book, "Prison
M Memolrs of an Anarchist
Berkman's last hour of freedom in |
TINS country expired early this month |
IN New York city while Henry Clay |
Flick was being buried in Pittsburg
and mourned as a public benefactor.
Emma Goldman is 40 years old and
Berkman so. She was born in Kovno.
Russia and in early childhood re-
moved with her parents to East Prus- |
sia. When Is years old she came to
the United States and started work
ing IN clothing factories in Rochester.
N. Y.
Recently asked who her relatives
were, Miss Goldman replied: "I have
children all over the United States y
In 1887 when II years old. she
was married in Rochester to Jacob A
kersner, who came from Russia in
1852 and was naturalized two wears
ater. In 1909 his citizenship was re-
yoked because he was not 21 when
1aturallzed and had not been five
years IN the United States. The mar
'lage ceremony was performed bv a
slayer of animals for
Sosher meat. Two years later the I,
Aersners were divorced by a rabbi
according to the Jewish rite. Ker-
lser seems then to have passed out
II Miss Goldman's life entirely. for
announcement in court during her
mai hight against deportation that {
le had died this year took her by I
urprlse. 1t was on claim that mar :
lage to him made her citizen that :
Ter legal efforts to remain in this
ountry were based. &
They can't keep me out" she said &
n 1907 when there was talk of de- T
'ortlng her. 81 don't believe they
you'd be foolish enough to try. Ny !
ather IS an American citizen. 1 mar !
led an American. citizen" '
her father came to the United /
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