Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26
Armenians gives such adventures an easy

field.
There are three revolutionary societias.
the Huntchakist. the New Hunchakist OF
the terrorist branch, and the Dashnaktxa-
kan, reputable organisation which does noe
believe in blackmaii or assassfnation, -
IL endeavaring TO improve the condition OK
Armenia by other means. Each OF tneoo
organizations has newspaper ana CEN
trail committee with headquarters at Bos-
ton or Worcester: each Is collecting funnn
and sending agents to Turkey on just or
unjust efrarlds. Sometimes they buy arms
and ammunition and smuggie them Into AZ
menia to be used In case of revolt.
The Huntchakists.
The Huntchakist Society was organized IN
London in 1888 by delegates from Armenian
colonies In all parts Of the world: and the
constitution provides that there shall be
meeting every three years at some place
and time designated by the president
French-Armenian named Nazarbak was
elected president, obtained control Of :be
organiza ton and handled the funds contrib
uted by his countrymeu In all parts OF the
world. Fearing that he might be depossd
he did not call convention for nine years.
By that time his rivals and enemies IS
sued a pronunciamento and called con-
vertion in 1895 at which they made for
NAL demand for q financial statement. he
refused to furnish it, and was depo2eo
from Office and expelled from the society.
ma tority OF the members and the iead-
position, whereupon his enemies formed
separate organization called the New
HunchakIst' and attracted to 1t the radi-
cal revolutionists In all countries
The American Armenians are gen.
orally neutral, although the largest portion
OF the membership of the new society Is
found in this country They are. however.
almost exclusively of the poorer class ana
the treasury is usually empty. 1t has been
found difficult even TO pay the expenses
of the agitators and they have been COM
peiled to resort to biackmail and other dis
reputable and even criminal practices 70
obtain money. They have been guilty of
number of murders. They do nos hesitate
at anything.
Rich Armenians Warned.
In 1903 the leaders of the New Hunchaki0t
Society met at 232 Wells street, Chicago.
and after stormy deliberations issued a cir
cular to notify rich Armenians In different
parts of the world that they must either
contribute to the cause or die. This warn
ing was signed by Manoog B. Dzronian and
Manoog Gureghian, and was expected 20
create terror among their feflow-cou1try-
men. which it did to a great extent, In
order to show that they were in earnest
they selected bah-Gulian of Boston .ead-
er of the original Huntchakist Society IN
this country for the first victim. The shot
did not KILL but he carries the bullet Yet.
The assassin was arrested. convicted. ana
Is HOW serving q sentence OF IQuTttsSu Years
In the Massachusetts state prison He WAS
young Armenian, an active member of the
New Huntchakist Society, employed in q
factory at Newburyport, and was conspicu-
Gus for his zeal and activity in the cause
Then came the assassina ton In London
of Sagtail Saguni wealthy Armenian who
had refused to contribute, and another man
equally prominent and wealthy. These two
murders were committed by Dkran Terra
khan an employee of shoe factory at Md
dleboro. Mass. Terakian was born In Har-
poot in 1874, came to this country in 1915.
excited the sympathy OF the members OF
the Young Womans Christian Association
IN New York, and was supported by them
while he carried on an alleged propaga nda
In favor of Armenian independence Alter
exhausting their patience he was compelled
to work for his own living. 1t Is evident
that Teraklan was selected by the exc cu-
tive committee of the Chicago conference
to assassinate Saguni He obtained pass
age to England from the Massachusetts
state board of charities as a pau2er, and
the next heard from him he was arrested
for the murder of the two Armen.ans in
London and committed suicide to avoid the
penalty.
The Constantinople Tragedy.
1t also seems clear that the Chicago COM
mittee selected Apik Effendi of Constan-
tinople for the next example under theIr
circular of warning. for Vartausan and
Afarian left that city only few weeks
before his murder. and Immediately after
1T hundreds of rich Armenians In New York,
Boston and elsewhere received letters warm
ing them that they would meet with SINH.
lar fate IL they did not Immediately con-
tribute large sums of money to the Lead
ers of the New Huntchakist Society. Sew
eral of the leading Armenian merchants or
New York were notified that they must
pay S3o0,oUO to save themselves from assas-
sination. They were notified that every
rich Armenian who refused to contribute
would suffer the fate of Apik Effsndi
Thus far there have been no assassiua-
lions In this country since the attack upon
Mr. Gulian In Boston But the police are
keeping the leaders of the society under
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