Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-20
|DEPORTED REDS
ARE WELCOMED
BY BOLSHEVIKI
Berkman, Emma Goldman
And Associates Greeted
Along Border By Official
Representative Of Soviets.

Terljoli, Finland, Monday. Jan. 1s.
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 Berk-
man, Emma Goldman and their sscom-
rades" was M. Zorien, member of the
all-soviet executive committee, who
after brief conference with Berkman
agreed to permit the whole party to
enter bolsheviki Russia. s"t'
There is no question they viii be
welcomed in Russia" said M. zorein-
I'VE 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"
Madame GorlSy, wife of the novelist.
said when she met the deportees:
Russia opens her arms to all who
are politically prosecuted"
Meet In Mid-stream.
There was slight delay in getting
in touch with the bolsheviki. whose
lines were about mile distance from
the brook marking soviet territory
When finally conference had been
arranged, BerlSman accompanied by
Finnish officers and newspaper corre-
|spondents. went out on the Ice, meet
ling the bolsheviki in the middle of the
Istream Both parties conspicuously
displayed white flags. the one carried
by the bosheviki soldiers being table
cloth tied to red pole. After short
lparley the soviet officers summoned
the members of the soviet committee
Of Petrograd, which included Joseph
Feindeberg. former British labor Lead
er and NJ zorien. The committee was
conducted to Terijoki, where confer
ence was held.
On the way back to the village M.
Zorein told Berkman that Admiral Kol
chak had been made prisoner in ST.
bcria. This news was shouted to other
deportees who were leaning out of the
windows Of the train and was received
with cheers.
7~ Finnish Soldiers Guard. -...
Shortly after the decision to receive
the deportees was reached the Whole
party detrained at point whore n
wood road leaves the railway and runs
towards the forest. A few who we're
unable to walk were placed in slelghs.
Finnish soldiers guarded the road ana
the transfer was made without hitch.
Captain Emil Nielsen Of the British
Red Cross entered soviet Russia with
the deportees for the purpose of ar
ranging a shipment OF supplies to Brit
ish prisoners. The train waited For
him at Viborg and 1t was not until 0
o'clock this morning that 1t reached
Terijoki.
Conditions have considerably i'm
proved in Petrograd, according to NJ.
Zorien, who says everyone there was
getting one and quarter pounds Of
bread per day There was compara-
lively little idleness and wood and fuel
were more abundant, making life more
pleasant than heretofore, he said. The
greatest difficulty had been expert
enced in getting coal to operate sae-
tories but recently as result OF i'm
proved transport some had bean
bi ought up from the south. M. zoricn
spoke enthusiastically of an expert
ment begun last week in organizing
military forces for work.
Third Army Withdrawn.
"Our crack Third army, which wss
the best of those used In Siberia
lagainst Klochak, was withdrawn from