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Show PMMA GOLDMAN aud, below, JuJ Alexander Berkmau, anarchists, who are to be deported to Russia Rus-sia after years of "work" in Amer-I Amer-I ica. I I I 3 it ,Va a p-fel:''-;' Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Deportation De-portation of Alexander Berkman, Anarchist, j Stay of One Week Isj Granted in the Case of Emma Goldman, Associate Asso-ciate in Propaganda. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.The rjprcmc court having refused to interfere with the government's plan to deport Alexander Eerkman because of his anarchistic activities, ac-tivities, immigration authorities tonight prepared to send the radical leader to soviet Russia. This is to be done, Commissioner Com-missioner Genera of Immigration Cami-nctti Cami-nctti announced, "in the very near future." fu-ture." Simultaneously with its order in the Rerkman case, the court granted a stay of one week In tiie carrying into execution execu-tion of the planned deportation of Emma Goldman, Berkman's assistant In radicalism, radical-ism, so as to enable it to examine the records and determine whether she be permitted to appeal from New York federal fed-eral court decrees dismissing habeas corpus proceedings instituted to prevent her being sent out of the United States. Both Borkman and Miss Goldman are being held at K'lls Island, and, under the court's order, the latter will not be permitted per-mitted to obtain bail pending determination determina-tion of the question as lo whether she can appeal. WILL CONSULT WITH GOLDMAN DURING DAY. Announcement was ipado by Harry Weinberger, attorney for Miss Goldman, after Chief Justice White had announced the order orally, that, because of the court'.? refusal to grant bail, he would ennsuit his client tomorrow as to whether she wished to push the proceedings further fur-ther or submit to di-portaiion. Weiis'uerper earlier in thy day had requested re-quested and received from tne department depart-ment of labor the &o",U0u in Liberty bonds deposited as bail for the two radicals when they were arrested. Tt was understood tne court s action in granting Miss Goldman a temporary writ resulted, from her contention t'it. although al-though born in P.upsia, she is an American Amer-ican citizen through marriage. Application for permission to appeal in both cases was made yesterday to Justice Urandeis, wiio referred the matter to the entire court. The stay in t he deportation deporta-tion order, which enabled habeas corpus proceedings being Hied in the federal courts in New York, expired automatically automatical-ly at 4 p. m. today, although the effect of the supreme court's order is to extend j it for one week in so far as it affects Miss Goldman. MARTENS REFUSES TO PRODUCE PAPERS ASKED BY PROBERS NEW YORK, Dec. 11 Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, "ambassador" of the Russian soviet government, today llatly refused to obey the mandate of the subpena served on nim by the joint legislative committee Investigating seditious activities here. He declined, both upon request and then upon direct instruction from the chairman, to produce documents and papers received by him from his government, or copies of his correspondence and reports lo it. Martens declined to answer questions 1 concerning his dealings with Russia, and stated point-blank that ho had sent all his confidential files beyond the confines of New York state, out of the jurisdiction : of the legislative committee. They are still in the United States, he added, and : i iie admitted that be could produce tifein , at anv time if he so desired. I Assemblyman Marten, acting chairman of' the committee, told Martens that he would be notified tomorrow what action the committee would take on his refusal to produce the papers subpenaed and to answer questions. Martens smiled, nodded nis head and said. "Thank you." The' "ambassador," when asked to produce pro-duce the papers, read Into the record a statement prepared for him by his law- j vers giving what purported to be his I reasons for declining to deliver the re- j I quired documents. Diplomatic immunity! I was the theme of the statement. He I .itcd international law authorities and quoted from John Hay. rnited'Statcs secretary sec-retary of state under President Roosevelt, to bear out his contention that, as a representative rep-resentative of a de facto government, regardless of recognition, be was entitled enti-tled to enjoy "diplomatic privileges." Hq said he refused "on principle" lo produce pro-duce the papers sought and because he had no authorilv from his government to do so. Then he a. Ided that there was "nothing to conceal" in his corrcspond- 'Yle identified a photostatic copy of his appointment by the Russian soviet government gov-ernment to represent it here. Then he testilid that as many as ten pieces of correspondence had been delivered to him by len different couriers from Russia, xouie of whose names he knew but refused re-fused to divulge. He said he had never procured or 'ssued passports for any of these men or anyone else. Martens said that tile soviet agency (Continued on Page 17, Column 3.) RED LEADER 1ST LEAVE FOR RUSSIA Continued From Pace One.) In Stockholm was In charge of a Mr. Strom, a member of the Swedish parliament, par-liament, lie declined to say where other agencies were located or who conducted thum. Many of the couriers and much of the mail between Martens and soviet j Russia passed through the Stockholm ! agency. Martens said he had received in 1 that way tome of the 3&u.0u0 bent him ; by his government. j Would Buttress Laws. , WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Extension of! ! exclusion and deportation laws to aliens j a f! ilia ted with any organization which 1 writes, prints or distributes matter ad- j vocatitj; the overthrow of the government by violence, sabotage or assassination of j 1 the public officials, was opposed In a ! bili introduced today by Representative . ! Johnson, Republican, Washington, chair- man of the committee. It will reach alien j members of the 1. W. arid like or- I ganizations. he said, while mere mem- j bers'nlp under present law does not con- I fatitute ground for deportation. j No "overt act" would be necessary since all of tiie organizations against! which it is aimed print and circulate anarchistic literature, Representative Johnson said. |