The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-18

AidhS't 4 lil'tl'uf i Ib'AA jan Ip'
Tho United States army transport Bu-
ford. having on board 24o radicals de.
ported from America arrived here at
o'clock this afternoon.
Alexander Bcrkman and Emma
Goldman. who have been considered
the leaders OF the deportees have
declared they viii not remain in
Russia, but will return to America
to save il" The reds on board the
Burord VIII be taken 10 the Russian
frontier by American labor bureau
and immigration officials.
After the Burord had been dockcd,
nerkman and Miss Goldman led n
procession of radical down the gang
plank. \ large number of persons as
sembled on the wharf. gazing curious
Is at the landing. Tnr reds made up
= motley throng, their faces being
fun Of curiosity rs to what their
future might be, while there were
traces Of anxiety lest they might be
attacked after they had left the pro
lection OF their American guardians.
Finnish authorities win lool, after the
safety of the dcportces.
After they had landed, Berkman
and Miss Goldman talked Willingly
with newspaper men.
"Do You want to overthrow the Am
erlcan goyernment?' Miss Goldman
was asked.
"You need new government" she
answered, and | hope the election
will provide it,"
1t is her intention to return to Am.
erica as soon as possible. She asserts
she became an American citizen by
virtue Of her marriage Of Jacob Kcrs.
ner at Rochester, New York, in 1887.
ana declared the court decree issued
in 1909, cancelling kersner's certif-
cnte OF naturalization was illegal
Miss Goldman vas divorced from
Kvrsner in 1889. but she claims this
did not alter her status rs citizen
q Of the United States.
AS Nietuzchc said: The test Of
love is the power Of endurance she
continued, that is what will be my
. lot until rerurn~ ITO America. I viii
not forsake Americans"
Asked what her plans were, Miss
Goldman said:
Il shall not impose my advice upon
The Russian government but shall
remain affiliated with the bolsheviki. |
mold my deportation was an injustice.
We were not given y chance to pre-.
pare for it,
She drew n sharp distinction between
holshcvism as II is known in America
and Germany and as it is practiccd
in Russia, and explained the signil-
cancc OF world bolshcvism, or anarchy.
She asserted II was nearly 200 years
old and meant approximately Il broth
crhood which disapporved of all gov
ornments and demands equality among
all citizens and Il division Of all
clothing, supplies and products. She
cvad.d any reply when objections
were raised to this program "Bolshe.
ysm of any kind, not the American
or German sort she said "can never
be- suppressed
Miss Goldman complained because
she was compelled to eat her meals
in the Buford's dining room, where
she was IAN object for all eyes, in.
stead of with her comrades. She add.
cd that she was Obliged to waive her
objections, so as to protect two girls
one of whom was taken to America
rs n baby and has no friends in Rus.
sin, while the other has but two
friends in Russia. but their where.
abouts are unknown"
Berkman is under contract to write
for an American monthly publication
q series Of articles about former Am
erlcan prison wardens. among them
Thomas Mott Osborne. He will also
l write number OF Russian sketches
labor or would con1nc their activit.
les to politics. BerRman replied they
would be employed in mines but mat
urally would participate in political
Matters He declared he would form
- league of Russian friends OF Am.
erica" the efforts of which would re-
ciprocatc those of the American friends
of Russia. OF the later organization he
said:
1T is grown so omincntly respect
able that even former President Taft
is q member"
HelsinSfors, Finland. Friday, Jan
16.-Finnlsh authorities have inform
ed the soviet government Of Russia
Of the plan to send Alexander Berk
man. Emma Goldman and their com
rades across the border, but no reply
has as yet been received from the
bolsheviki.
The Finnish communication request
ed that the bolsheviki troops cease
firing when the party makes its ap
pcarance.
The Russians deported from Ameri
ca, will be placed on board locked
cars and taken to Terijoki. about two
miles from the frontier, accompanied
by q Finnish military guard and q
detachment of American marines.
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DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF