The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-17
Declare "Red" Emma Goldman
and Berkman as They Land
in Finland.
"S0VIET ARK" IN PORT
U. S. Marines and Finnish
Guards to Escort Deportees
to Russian Frontier.


Hango, Finland, Jan. 16.-(De-
layed.) 1.-THE United States army
transport Buford, having on board
249 radicals deported from America,
arrived here at o'clock this after
noon. Finnish pilots could not dock
the vessel and German pilot was
summoned.
Alexander Berkman and Emma
Goldman, who have been considered
the leaders of the deportees, have de-
clared they will not remain in Rus
sia, but will "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 docked,
Berkman and Miss Goldman led a
procession of radicals d wn the
gangplank, a large number of per-
sons assembled on the wharf gazing
cdriously at the landing. The reds
were m de up of a motley throng,
their faces being full of curiosity as
to what their future might be, while
there were traces of anxiety lest they
might b attacked after they had left
nish agents will look after the safety
of the deportees.
After they had landed, Berkman
and Miss Goldman talked willingly
with newspapermen. Asked to give
her opinion of her deportation, the
latter replied:
"Melodrama," Says Emma.
1T was melodrama to keep it Sc
cret."
ut was unfair and stupid" inter-
jected Berkman. "You can't kill an
idea like that. The czar tried and
failed He is dead and forgotten"
DO you want to overthrow the
American government" Miss Gold
man was asked
you need a new government" she
4 answered, "and l hope the election
will provide it."
1t is her intention to return to
America as soon as possible. She
w &asserts she became an American cit
izen by virtue of her marriage to
Jacob Kersner at Rochester, N. Y,
# in 1887, and declared the court de-
cree issued in 1909 canceling Kers-
ner's certificate of naturalization was
illegal. Miss Goldman wa. divorced
from Kersner in 1889, but she claims
this did not alter her status as a
citizen of the United States.
No Reply From BoIshevki.
Finnish authorities have informed
the soviet goyernn ent of Russia OF
the plan to send Alexander Berlxman,
Emma EoIdman and their comrades
across the border, but no reply has
as yet been received from the boil
sheyiki. The Finnish communication
ree uested that the bolshevik troops
cease firing when the part. makes
it. appearance.
The Russians deported from Amer
ica. will be placed on board locked
ca s and taken to Terijoki, about two
miles from the frontier, accompanied
ny Finnish military guard and a
detachment of American marines
There are two ways of entering So
Wet Russia. The first is across a
bridge near Terijoki, where the boil
shevik and Finnish lines are drawn
along tn, banks of a little river. The
other is farther north towards Rautu
where the respective lines are sepa-
rated by thick forest. r. c former
is the more direct route, and If used
| the American reds will safely reach
1 soviet territory. The other is known
/ as THE roUte of DEATH" owing to the
/ larSe number of political prisoners
who have been dispatched in the for.
1 est after having been deported. Peo.
4 pie of Finland, acquainted with the
Il history of the deporta ton, are keenlN
4 interested to learn which route will
n be chosen.