Evening star., 1924-11-13
EMMA GOLDMAN
ASSA|LS SOVIET
Says Masses Worse Off Than
Under Car, in London
Speech.
Ry the Associated Press.


LONDON, November 15.-Emma
Goldman, who was deported from the
United States in 1919 as an undesira-
BILE alien, and now seeks asylum in
England, was welcomed by 800 Brit
opa to their country at a dinner given
in her honor last night. Miss Gold
Tian spent considerable part of her
exile in Russia and last night she
eloquently eXcoriated Russia's Soviet
government. She also declared that
If she ever went back TO the United
States it would be on her own terms
The oppressed masses in Russia,
she said, We're being silenced as they
never were under the Car, and all
ideals had been discredited by the
ruling forces in that country. Bolshe-
Yism she characterized as an inter
national disease, and she promised
hereafter wherever she might be, to
fight for the principles of liberty,
which were the most essential things
In human life.
WedgcwOOd PreSides.
The dinner at which she spoke was
presided over by Col. Josiah Wedge
wood, a member of the cabinet in the
late government, and tribute was
paid to her in speeches by Bertrand
Russell, paCitist, who called her "one
of the foremost friends of freedom in
the world" and Rebecca West the
writer, who praised her courage in
climbing down." after she had been
disil1uSioned in her two years stay
in Russia.
I'VE are very grateful to America, !"
remarked Miss West, for the loan of
Emma Goldman"
"A cable came tonight" said Miss
Goldman. from the head immigration
commissioner of the United States
which says | have been barred from
the United states forever. Forever is
a long time and it shows that the
authorities in the United States are
Just is stupid as they were when ]
left five years ago
Approached on Return.
I have not made any attempt to
return to America, but | have been
approached more than once by repre-
sentatives of the United States Gov
ernment as to whether / would like
to go back to the United States on
certain terms.
They don't know Emma Goldman.
If | go back to the United States l
will demand that all political de-
portees have a right to return there
If l ever go back to the United States
1t Will be on my own terms. / think
there is going to be change in the
United states, too, some day, just as
there will be elsewhere. 1t may not
be in my lifetime-but what difference
does it make whether / go back or
others? Some day it will be a noble
place, where all will work for the
good of their fellow men. There will
be real freedom. economic, social and
humanitarian freedom. the most valu-
able thing in the world. What are
privileges if you do not have liberty"
Miss Goldman began her speech by
saying she had come to England
seeking one of this country'S tradi-
tional liberties-thc right of asylum.
Doubts Asylum in Britain.
Bertrand Russell held out little
hope that she would receive it. He
said that during the regime of the
Conservative government, which pre-
ceded the Labor government, he had
approached the foreign office, seeking e
asylum in England for Miss Goldman,
but the foreign office turned her
down Indignantly"
Miss Goldman asked her audience
In case she was expelled, to make
themselves heard sufficiently ito
rescue the right of asylum from the
clutches of the enemy"
Then she continued:
L have come here to throw some