Transport Buford transporting radicals to the Soviet Union according to the Dutch newspapers Het Vaderland dated 19 January 1920

An item reported reported that the transport Buford with on board 249 so-called radicals arrived at Hango, Finland. The Algemeen Handelsblad of the same date supplied more details. The radicals were to be transported to the Russian border accompanied by American civil servants. Berkman and Emma Goldman which seemed to be the leaders of radicals on board of the Soviet ark as the Americans called her announced to return to the USA to save this country.

Notes

1. Alexander Berkam (21 November 1870 Vilnius, Russia-28 June 1936 Nice, France), anarchist and lover/friend of Emma Goldman. He was author of the Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism.

2. Emma Goldman(27 June 1869 Kovno, Russia/Kaunas, Lithuania-14 May 1940 Toronto, Canada), American anarchist of Jeweish origin, Author of Anarchism, and Other Essays. After her deportation to the Soviet Union she wrote My Disillusionment in Russia fter protesting against the repression of independent voices by the Soviet and also the violence used by the same Soviet.