Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
FIRST MOVE TO
RID j. 6. OF REDS
PUT INTO EFFECT
Leaders of Anti Government
Have Had 80 Years to Teach
Criminal Doctrines, Grow
ing Rich in So Doing.

ley MORNING JoussAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
New York. Dec. 21.-The United
States army transport Buford-Arlx
of Soviet--sailed before dawn today
with cargo of anarchists. commun-
lists and radicals banned from Amer
lea for conspiring against its govern
ment, The ships destination was
hidden in sealed orders but the 249
passengers it carried expect to be
landed at some far northern port
giving access to soviet Russia.
Long Live the Revolution in Amer
ica," was chanted defiantly 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 the men who had
cut short their propaganda here. Not
until the Buford steamed out OF the
Narrows between Forts Hamilton and
1MSa,dsworth did the din cease. Over
Their heads, whipping the wind, the
Stars and Stripes floated from the
masthead
Destination Unknown.
The autocrats of all the Russias on
the transport were Alexander Berl1-
man and Emma Goldman. his boon
companion for thirty years. With
them were 245 men and two women
Ethel Bernstein and Dora Lipl<in.
None knew where they wo'-' debark
and even Capt. G. A Hitchcock, COM
mander of the veteran transport. was
no better off. At daybreak tomorrow
Colonel Hilton commanding the troops
on board as guards, will hand the
skipper his instructions. ONLY a few
high officials at the war and labor de-
partments know the ships destina-
tion.
The voyage will last eighteen days
unless ii is prolonged by unfavora-
BILE weather. The presumption is that
the Buford will land at Hanme, Hell
singfors or Abo in. Finland, which are
connected bv rail with Bieo- -Osporoff|
on the Russian frontier 1t was inti-
mated in official quarters that ar
rangements have been made with the
Finnish government to permit the pas
sage of the Russians through the
country.
Unia,ta Event
The transfer from Ellis Island tol
the Buford of the agitators who have
preached death and destruction, was
an event unique in the annals of this
nation. Seized in raids in all parts of
the country, they were mobilized here
for deportation. An elaborate screen
of secrecy was thrown about the prep
arations for sending them away.
1t was In the darkest hours of night
when an army tug drew up at the dock
of the immigration station to take
aboard the undesirables for the seven
ford.
A revenue cutter and two other
army tugs formed an escort for the |
reds and one tug Law alongside while |
they were being transferred to the Bu-
ford. to prevent attempts by those re- |
luctant to leave to swim the half mile |
to the shore of Staten Island.
While all the anarchists had pro-
fessed joy at the thought of return
ing to Russia, few OF them went and
most of them seemed downcast. as they
stepped on board the tug for the grim
journey through the darkness of the
harbor to the troopship. /
FThe air was cold and biting wind [
was blowing as they huddled on deck,
One Woman Weeps;
Goodbye America" sobbed Miss
Bernstein, as. the tug ,plowed past the
Statue of Liberty. with her lighted
torch held proudly afloat. The girl
was leaving behind Samuel Lipman
her fiance. facing twenty-year term
in the Atlantic penitentiar'- for violat-
ing the espionage law.
Berkman was defiant to the last and
threatened secret service men as he
ssepped from the soil Of the United
States.
We're coming back and. we'll get
you," he muttered. embellishing his
statement with curses.
"Ta hell with America" came in
a deep bass voice from the anareh-
lists tug as 1t passed a boat crowded
with more department of Justice men.
The chant of "Long live the reyolu-
tion in the United States was started
by Peter Bianky. general secretary of
the Union of Russian Workers. as thei
Buford rot under way at 6:15 o'clock.
Proof of membership in this organi,
1907 by a Russian who Is now chief
of police in Petrograd. caused most
of those in the party today to be de-
ported, Its constitution advocates the
use Of violence.
Miss Goldman Unconcerned.
Miss Goldman was so unconcerned
that she slept until after midnight,
although the rest sof the party re-
manned up all night. They were noti-
fled after dinner last night that they
would be deported before daylight
Thev had not expected It so quickly
DESPITE elaborate precautions, Harry
man. learned of the plans and made
island. The bureau Of immigration
another visit useless be-
cause he had said farewell to his
client. So had Mrs. Stella Ballentine
Miss Goldman's niece. and Miss
Eleanor Fitzgerald of New York
who had expressed desire to be de-
ported with Miss Goldman and Berk-
man whom she kissed in public when
he was surrendered for deportation.
AS soon as they were informed that
thcv would be out +of the country be-
fore dawn the male anarchists form
allv organized the First Soviet An.
elected Berknian grand commits
l.