The Pensacola journal., 1920-01-18
COLDMANPLANSTOCOMEBACK
Buford's Cargo of Radicals Is
Landed at Finnish Port and
Start for Border.
BOLsHEVIKI ASKED TO AID
Finnish Commander Requests
That Firing Cease When
Reds Arrive Frontier.

United states army transport Buford
having on board 249 radicals deported
from America. arrived here at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Finnish pilots
could not dock the vessel and Ger
man pilot was summoned.
Alexander Berkman and Emma
Goldman, who have been considered
the leaders of the deportees. have de-
eIard they viii not remain in Russia
but viii return to America to save it."
The Reds on board the Buford will
be taken to the Russian frontier by
United States labor bureau and i'm
migration officials.
After the Buford had been locked
Berkman and Miss Goldman led a
procession of radicals down the gang
plank. a large number of persons as
sembled OH the wharf gazing curious
III at the landing. The Reds made up
Of a motely throng, their faces being
fun Of curiosity as to what their fu-
ture might be, while there were the
traces OF anxiety lest they might be
attacked after they had left the pro-
lection of their American guardians.
Finnish authorities will look after the
safety of the deportees.
After they had landed Berzman and
Miss Goldman talked willingly with
newspaper men. Asked to give her
opinion of her deportation, the latter
replied 1t was meIodrama to keep it
secret"
1T was unfair and stupid" inter-
jected Ber- xman. you can't kill an
idea like that. The car tried and
failed He is dead and forgotten
DO you want to overthrow the
oss
man was asked
You need a new government" she
answered, and 1 hope the election win
provide it,
1t is her intention to return to
America as soon as possible. She as
serts she became an American citi-
zen by virtue o fher marriage to Jacob
Kersner at Rochester, N Y, in 1887
and delcare5 the curt decree issued in
1909 cancening Kersner's certificate or
naturalization was illegal Miss Gold !
man was divorced from Kersner in
1850 but she Gains this did not alter
her status as a citizen of the United
states.
"As Niet2che said the test of love
Is the power of endurance, she con- !
tinued, that is what will be my lot
until I return to America. / viii not
torsake Americans.
Asked what are her plans. Miss
Goldman said:
II shall rot impose my advise upon
the Russian government, but shall re-
main affiliated with the Bolshevilxi L
hold my deportation was an injustice
We were not given chance to pre-
pare for it
She drew a sharp distinction be- !
tween Bolshevism as it is known in
America and Germany and as it is i
practiced in Russia and explained the
significance of word bolshevism or
anarchy. She asserted it was nearly
200 years old and meant approximately
a brotherhood which disa Improves of all
governments and demands equality
among all citizens and a division of
all clothing supplies and products.
She evaded making any repy when OBJ /
jections were raised to this program. !
"Bolshevism of my kind. not the
American OF German Sort" she said
can never lie suppressed
Miss Goldman complained because
she was com PEELED to eat her meals in
the Buford's dining room where she
was "an object for all eyes, instead
of with her comrades. She added that
She was Obliged to waive her objections
so as to protect two girls. one of
whom was taken to America as a baby
and has no friends in Russia while the
other has bat two friends ia Russia,
but their whereabouts are unknown
The bolsheviki on board led mon
otonous life which was made more irk-
some because Of stormy weather when
they could not be given their daily
exercise on deck. After the Buford I
eft KieI. however, the weather cleared
lp and the deportees wer on dck for
ong periods.
Their grea test pleasure seemed to
be singing "red" songs including the
Internatlonale," the "AIarsellaise.
he Black Flag" Arise Ye WorEmen."
md the song of Hate The lated
vas sung with remarkable vim over ,
md over again, many of the singers
laving fine voices. The reds We're for {
,idden to hold meeting on deck, bur
made up for lost time when confined To l
heir quarters at which time a secre,
iaptain harangued all within reach Of /,
lis voice.
While the women and some of the :
men We're seasicB during storms there :
vas not a single case of serious illness 4
nd every one arrived in good health I
superintendent Martin Berkshire, III {
'harge Of the prisoners, had to warn a
3erkman and Miss Goldman repeatedly c
nat they We're prisoners and not pas I
iengers or guests. Z
Beri1man is under contract to write
or an American monthly publication
series Of articles about former Ameri-
an prison wardens. among them
ihomas Mott Osborne. He will also !
write numt'er Of Russian sketches. 4
,e said.