The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-20
RUSSIA RECEIVES
AMERICAN DISCARD
WITH OPEN ARMS
Public Reception Given
Alexander Berkman,
Emma Goldman and
Other ''COmrades" By
BOlsheviki, When De-
p0rtees Are Dumped
at Their Borders -
Nine. G0rky Brings
Word of Cheer ,-4

w or q OF Cneef 's-4'a
Tcrijoki, Finland Monday, Jan. 10.
--Russians who were deported from
the United States, were given what
might be termed an official reception
just outside this village today. In
the crowd that greeted Alexander
Bcrkman, Emma Goldman and their
comrades was NJ. Zoricn, member Of
the all soviet executive committee,
who, after a brief conference with
Bcrkman, agreed to permit the whole
party to enter Bolshevik Russia.
"Therc is no question they will be
welcomed in Russia" said NJ. Zoricn.
1--WE will give them work according to
their professions and trades, but first
we must provide them with comfort
able homes and feed them we'll"
RUSSIA OPENS HER ARMS
Madame Gorky, wife Of the novelist,
said when she met the dcportees:
Russia opens her arms to all who
are politically prosecuted"
There was Il slight delay in getting
in touch with the Bolsheviki whose
lines were about mile distant from
the brook marking the frontier Of
soviet territory. When finally con-
ference had been arranged, Bcrkman,
accompanied by Finnish officers and
newspaper correspondents, went out n
the Ice meeting the BOlsheviki in tho
middle Of the stream. Both parties
consptcuously displayed white flags
the one carried by the Bolshevik SOL
diers being table cloth tied to red
pole. After short parley the soviet
officers summoned the members Of the
soviet committee Of Pctrograd. The
committee was conducted to Terijoki
where conference was held.
va.,.s PARTY DETRAINS
Shortly after the decision to receive
the deportees was reached the whole
party detrained at point where u
wood road leaves the railway and runs
toward the forest. A few who were
unable to walk were placed in sleighs.
Finnish soldiers guarded the road and
the transfer was made without u
hitch
CONDITION IMPROVED
Conditions have improved in Petro.
grad according to NJ. Zoricn who said
everyone there was getting one and u
quarter pounds of bread day. There
was comparatively little idleness and
wood and fuel We're more abundant.
The greatest difficulty had been expert
enced in getting coal to operate fac
tories. but recently. as a result Of I'M
proved transportation, some had been
brought UP from the south.
TO RESUME RELATIONS
, Paris. Monday, Jan. 10.-Elaborate
plans for the resumption Of CONNER.
cial relations between the Russian peO-
pie and allied nations have been work
ed out. and it is expected the BOlshc-
Wiki will permit the free interchange
Of manufactured goods and raw mater
ials. 1t will be comparatively simple
matter TO distribute goods among the
Russian people under the agreement
announced last Friday by the supreme
council. it is said by Russians who
assisted in the negotiations that pre-
cccdcd the announcement. Surplus
stocks of wheat, flax and lumber await
export from Russia and all that is
needed is ocean tonnage to carry these
products to the markets Of the world.
Details of the plan to be followed
were given the Associated Press today
by Alexander NJ. Berkcnhcim and
Constantin Krovopouskoff. respectively
president and member of the foreign
board Of the Russian cooperative
union to which trade will he carried
on. They conducted the negotiations
with the supreme council when
brought about the adoption Of policy
reversing that followed by the allies
during the last two years.
SECOND ARK UNLIKELY
New York, Jan. 2O.-The successful
delivery Of the transport Buford's
boatload of anarchists to Russia seem.
ed unlikely today to be followed by the
departure of second soviet ark in the
near future. OF the more than 500
men and women arrested in the New
York district in recent raids on reds.
none has yet been ordered denorted
and the attitude Of the extremists is
hamrering deportation hearings.
ST. PAUL LISTS