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Show iMFIflH'IP CAWhW? WWHWMf8 Fflllir FfoTfTiJWW & pvilul wwi bill 111 li f- HI fa illMk i Goldman and Berkman Defiant; 0 Undesirables Sail Under Guard for the Northern Seas. Transport Leaves American Amer-ican Waters Under Sealed Orders; First of Proposed Deportations. NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Tlie Uni'-ed States army transport Euford ark of the soviet sailed before dawn today with a cargo of anarchists, communists and radicals radi-cals banned from America for conspiring against its government. The ship's destination des-tination was hidden in sealed orders, but the 2 lit passengers it carried expect to be landed at some far northern port giving giv-ing access to soviet Russia. "Long live the revolution ln America!" was Khanted defiantly by the motley crowd on the decks of the steel-gray troopship as she churned her way past the statue of Liberty. Now and then they cursed in chorus at the "United States and the men who had cut short their propaganda here. Not until the Buford steamed out of the narrows between Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth did the din cease. Over their heads, whipping in the wind, the Stars and Stripes floated from tiie masthead. mast-head. The TTToarrr-o-rIT the Russians on the transport were Alexander Berkman and Kmma Goldman, his boon companion for thirty years. Willi them were 2 1 men andwo women F.the! Bernstein and Dora Lip kin. None knew where thev would debark, and even Captain G. A. Hitchcock, commander of the veieran transport, was no better off. SEALED ORDERS FOR TRANSPORT SKIPPER, A t daybreak tomorrow Colonel Milton, commanding the troops on board as guards, will hand the skipper his instructions. instruc-tions. Only a few high officials of the war and labor departments know the ship's destination. The voyage will last eighteen days, unless un-less it Is prolonged by unfavorable weather. The presumption is that the Buford will land at Man me, Helsiugfors. or Abe," In Finland, which are connected by rail with Bieio-Osperoff. on the Russian Rus-sian frontier. It was intimated in ofiicinl quarters that arm ngemeiits have been made with the Finnish government to permit per-mit the passage of the Russians through that country. The transfer from Ellis island to the Buford of the agitators who have preached death and destruction was an event unique in the annals of t his nation. na-tion. As a result of raids in all parts of the country, they were mobilized here for deportation. PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEPORTATION. Tt was in the darkest hours of night that an army tug drew up at tlie dock at the immigration station to take aboard the undesirables for the seven-mile Journey Jour-ney down the bay to the Buford. Two dozen soldiers armed with rities, and as many immigration inspectors carrying night-sticks, patrolled the shores of Kliis " island until the tug arrived at 5:15 a. m. The reds were marched single, file between be-tween two lines of guards from the 1m-migra' 1m-migra' ion barracks to the boat landing, each carrying his or her baggage. A score of agents of the department of justice circulated anions the Russians. These agents and the soldier guards on shore went on board the tug with the deportees de-portees and took them to tlie transport. A revenue, cutter and two other army tutjs formed an escort for the reds, and one tug lav alongside while they were being be-ing transferred to the llnford, to prevent attempts by those reluctant to leave to swim the half-mile to the shore of Staten Island. SOME OF RADICALS WEEP ON LEAVING. While all the anarchists had professed joy a t tlie thought of returning to Russia, Rus-sia, a few of them wept and most of them seemed downcast as they stepped on board the tug for the grim journey through the darkness of the harbor to the troop ship, i The air was cold and .a biting wind was i blowing os they huddled on deck. I "Goodbye America." sobbed Miss Bern-; Bern-; stein as the tug plowed past the statue of Lfherty with her lighted torch held proudly aioft. The girl was leaving behind be-hind Samuel Lipman. her fiance, facing a twenty-year term in the A tlanta penitentiary peni-tentiary for violating "the espionage law. Berkman was defiant to the last and threatened secret service men as ho stepped from the soil of tlie United Stales. DEFIANT "REDS" CURSE AMERICA. "We're coming back and we'll get you." he muttered, embellishing his statement with curses. "To hell with America," came in a deep bass voice from the anarchists tug as It passed a boat crowded with more department of justice men. The chant of "Long live the revolution In the United States" was started by peter Rianky. general secretary of the j Union of Russian Workers, as the Buford got under way at t :15 o'clock. Proof of membership In this organization, which was formed here in 19"7 by a Russian who (Continued on Page 2, Column 2j y !W CARGO IS SIT EUROPEWARD (Continued From Page One) is now chief of police in Petrograd, caused most of those in the party today to be deported. Its constitution advocates ' the use of violence. 1 Miss Goldman was so unconcerned that she slept until after midnight, although the rest of the party remained up all night. All were notified immediately after af-ter dinner last night 'that they would be deported before daylight. They had j not expected it so quickly. Despite elaborate elab-orate precautions, Harry Weinberg, ! counsel for Berkman and Miss Goldman, I learned of the plans and made two in- effectual attempts to visit the island. The bureau of immigration considered another an-other visit useless because he had said farewell to his clients. So had Mrs. Stella Ballentine, Miss Goldman's niece, and Miss Eleanor Fitzgerald of New York, who had expressed a desire to be deported de-ported with Miss Goldman and Berkman, whom she kissed in public when he was surrendered for deportation. Caminetti in Charge. Anthony Caminetti, commissioner general gen-eral of immigration, took personal charge of preparations at the island during the night and accompanied the tug crown the bay. Representatives Johnson and Siegel, members of the house committee on immigration, im-migration, also were there, as was Francis Fran-cis .P. Garvan, assistant attorney general, and William J. Flynn, chief of the secret service, of the department of justice. As soon as they were informed that they woidd be out of the country before , dawn the male anarchists at the island formally organized the "first soviet anarchistic an-archistic commune" of America and elected elect-ed Berkman "grand commissary." He bossed the preparations in the large detention de-tention room and no monarch was ever more readily obeyed. All stood up when he entered the room. The members of the commune obeyed him so promptly . that guards transmitted their orders' through 'htm. In khaki shirt, with khaki trousers tucked into high Russian boots, he was the central figure in a merry group that awaited the tug. They played banjos and guitars and sang the "Internationale." "In-ternationale." All their conversation was In Russian. Berkman's Plans. Berkman said he expected to go to Petrograd Pe-trograd and cooperate with Lenine and , Trotzky in governing Russia. He said i his uncle, N. Starick, was the director ; of all . the country's railroads and also head of the Moscow .soviet. I "Why should I not be happy?" he remarked re-marked as he tied up a box of oranges which was put on board the transport with canned goods, condensed milk and chocolate and great quantities of other food supplies tljat the whole soviet took with it, 'T amvgolng among friends." Most of the members of the commune j had ample clothing of their own, but i the immigration officers took care that no one should be imperilled by rigorous I weather of Russia. Those who had not j properly equipped themselves were sup- plied with complete outfits from army stores, including overcoats, underclothing, mittens, hats and boots. Have Plenty of Cash. The commune took nearly $."00,O0O In American money with it. - Berkman said the cash possessions averaged ?200i) each. Most of it was in greenbacks, but there were some travelers checks. Miss Goldman said her plans, after she readied Russia, were indefinite other than that she would immediately organize the "Russian Friends of A meriean Free' lorn" j to carry on propaganda in the United i States. "This government has signed its death j warrant in these deportations," she said, i "This is the beuinninLr of the end of the I United States government. I am not going go-ing to stop my work as lomr as life rests i with me. The czar never resorted to such j me tho 1 s as the United S t a te is using in this first deportation of political agitators." agi-tators." A similar prediction of dire results for this country was made by Arthur Katses. another leader of the Russian union, who was arrested in New York. Women More Subdued. Miss Goldman and the other two women in tho party were in deep black, and none of them exhibited the defiance that characterized some of the male anarchists. anar-chists. The trip w;u regarded as a lark bv the youngest deportee. Thomas Uuehaimff, 17. and nephew of Rianky, who had organizer! a It -e.ii of the Russian Rus-sian workers at Kreeport, I. one: Island. The sov.et left many individual messages mes-sages of farewell, and a joint telegram va s sent to the depart men t of la bor, asking .American women to reflect on the S'p.'.ra t ion if deport ''-'S from wivs. It. was sitriT'd by Alexander Schatz, "grand s-'eret a ry 'f thf cvinnune." "Tii i uk 1 Think 1 Think 1 American Women!" it read. "We came to this coun- try with love for the liberty upon which 1 the country wab founded. We honestly labored and devotedly invested all we 1 possessed for the welfare of all, as we understood it best. Yet the government of the United States is going to deport us. Well, the only thing we ask is, that our children and wives be not deprived of their fathers and husbands, and be granted permission to go with them to t Soviet Russia." Are Given Privileges. ! The three women in the deported party I will be treated as first-class passengers, occupying one large cabinet. The men aro in three separate compartments. Ten i immigration inspectors will help soldiers guard them. All will be confined to their quarters, except for a brief daily exercise exer-cise period on deck. Red Cross nurses went along to act as matrons. Officials of the department of justice expressed pleasure at the speedy realization realiza-tion of their plans to deport the radicals. These plans were laid when bombs were sent to officials and prominent citizens in June. In country-wide raids, on November No-vember 7, anarchists numbering 290 were arrested, and 234 of these were deported today. The other ten included Berkman and Miss Goldman, whose cases had long been pending. Other soviet "arks" are likely to leave in the near future, for the department of justice has a .card index of 60,000 radicals who are under scrutiny, and It is the announced intention of the authorities authori-ties to deport all who are proved to advocate the overthrow of the government govern-ment by violence. Sixty anarchists who have been ordered deported were expected from Detroit for the Buford, but the train orders were cancelled, because to have awaited its arrival would have delayed the sailing. Today's shipload contained men arrested in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Anson An-son ia and Waterbury, Conn. ; Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown, Ohio; Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco. Issue Farewell Statement. In a farewell statement, signed by Goldman and Berkman, the arch anarchists anar-chists expressed their gratitude to the A meriean government tor giv ing ( them "the honor and glory of bringing to Russia tho knowledge of the outrages and cruelties practiced upon. American men and women because of their opinions." After several hundred words devoted , to abuse of the authorities, the state- ' ment concludes with a prophecy of their return. "We, the first political refugees," the statement says, "will yet live to see America truly brave and truly free, and we will be recalled by this land to rejoice re-joice with her people in their triumphant , achievements." Representative Siegel, who accompa- ' nied the other members of the house ! committee on immigration on the Bu- I 1 ford as far as the three-mile limit, said : today that he was surprised at the ex- cell once of the arrangements on board ; the transport for tho comfort of the radi- , cals. ! "I might say they are traveling de j luxe," he remarked. "We had talks with many of the de- j portees," he added, "and they were all i loud in their denunciation of the United ! States government and its institutions. I The language some of them used is un- j printable." Mr. Siegel professed not to know the destination of the Buford, although he said he had been informed she would go i north by way of the Kiel canal. |