The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-24
RED CRIMINALS
sent OVERSEAS
Transport Sailed Sunday Morn
ing With Anarchists Who
Preached Violence
THEY DEPARTED
CURSING AMERICA

Destination of Ship Not Known
But it VIII Land Criminals in
Red Russia
New York. Dec. 2l.-The United
States army transport Buford-Ark
sof the Soviet-sailed before dawn
today withsa cargo of anarchists, COM
nlnnists and radicals banished from
America, for conspiring against the
government. The ships destination
was hidden in sealed orders, but the
249 passengers it carried expect to be
landed at some far northern port Civ
ing access TO soviet Russia.
Long live the revolution in Amer
ica'' was chanted deiantly by the
motley crowd ON the decks OF the
steel gray troop. ship as she churned
her way past the Statue Of Liberty.
Now and then they cursed in chorus
at the United States and men who
had cut short their propaganda here.
Not until the Buford steamed out of
the Narrows between Forts Hamilton
and Wadsworth Gid the din cease.
Over their heads. whipping in the
wind the Stars and Stripes foated
from the mast head.
The autocrats Of all the Russians
on the transport were Alexande,
Rerknan and Emma Goldman. his
boon companion for SO years. With
them were 245 men and two women
Ethel Bernstein and Dora Lipklnus.
None knew where they would de-
bark and even Capt. GA. Hitchcock.
commander of the transport, was no
better Off At daybreak tomorrow
Colonel Hilton comanding the troops
on board as guards, will hand the
skipper his instructions. Only@a few
high officials of the war and labor
departments know the ships destina-
ton.
The voyage will last Is days unless
it is prolonged by unfayorable wealth
er. The presumptionsis that the Bu-
ford Will land at Hange, Heisinfors. OF
Abo in Finland which are connected
by rail with Bielo-Osporof on the
Russion frontier 1t was intin1ated in
official quarters that arrangements
have been made with the Finnish
government to permit the passage OF
the Russians through that country
The transfer of the revolutionists
from Ellis Island to the transport was
s.R event unique i'll this country. An
elaborate screen OF secrecy was
thrown about the preparations for
sending them away.
It was in the darkest hours Of night
that an army tug drew up at the
dock at the immigration station to
take aboard the undeSirableS for the
seven mile Quincy down the bay to
the Buford Two soldiers armed with
rifles and as many immigration in
spectors carrying night sticks, pa
tro;ed the shores OF Ellis Island until
the tug arrived at SIS a. m. The reds
were marched single file between two
lines Of guards from the immigration
barracks to: the boat landing. each
carrying his or her baggage. A score
Of agents of department Of justice
circulated among the Russians waiting
To begin their journey. These agents
and the soldier guards on the island
went on board the tug with the a.
portees and took them TO the tr
port
a revenue cutter and two other
army tugs formed an escort for the
reds and one tug lay alongside While
they were being transferred to the
Buferd to prevent attempts by these
reluc.ants to leave to swim the half
mile tot he shore OF, Staten Island.
While some had professed Joy at
the thought of returning to Russia a
few wept and most of them seemed
downcast as they stepped on board the
tug for the grim journey through the
ship The air was cold and & biting
wind was blowing. as they hudaled on
deck. GOODBYE America, sobbed
Miss Bernstein as the tug plowed past
the Statue of Liberty with her light
cd torch held proudly aloft. The girl
was leaving behind Samuel Lipman.
her faRce, facing a 90 year term in
the Atlanta penitentiary for violating
the espeionage law.
6eTRfl1df Was 'QSiidHl- 10 tlte' id.SS
and threatened secret service men as
lie stepped from the soil of the Unit
ed States.
.'To he'll with America came in a
deep bass. voice from the anarchist
tug as it passed a boat crowded with
more department of justice men. The
chant of long live the revolution in
the United States was started by Pet
er Ranky. general secretary OF the
Union of Russian Workers as the Bu-
ford got under way at G.15 O'Clock.
Proof of membership in this organ
izaf;oH. which was formed here in
1907 by a Russian who is now chic:
of police of PetroSrad. caused most
of those in the party today TO be de-
ported. It's constitution advocates the
Use Of violence.
i ed RIOT IN
NEW YORK