The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-06
MURDER In The CONSTITUTION
"REF0RMEU' HUNCHAkIsT MADE
NO HOMES or IT.

The District Attorney has secured a copy
Of the Fundamental Constitution and By
Laws Of the Reformed H~unchakist Revo-
htionary Society" Assistant District At
torney Marley has had the document trans
lated-it is printed in Armenian and finds
it interesting reading.
BY the regulations Of the constitution
every member OF the organization must
take an oath to obey the constitution and
bylaws, and the constitution states plainly
that the general assembly and various GEN.
trail committees nave a right TO condemn
persons TO death and carry out the punish
ment.
This new find of the District Attorney
was unearthed in a raid on Stephen Ka-
darisn's abode, at las Tenth avenue. County
detectives and Central ONCE men got a
mass of papers from kadarian's trunks.
J The raid followed information received
that Kadarian had been a member Of the
central committee here a year ago, when
M~artoogsssisn was general treasurer.
Kadsrian was brought TO the District
Attorneys Office yesterday and questioned.
He says he is no longer in the organization.
Martoogessisn has said the same thing,
as have all the others rounded up since the
investigation began I find who ordered
the killing of Hovhannes s. T~avshsnjian in
Union Square two weeks g yesterday.
Ksdsrian was not arrested, but is under
surveillance.
The little document is bound in red, and
on the cover is the seal Of the Reformed
H~unchakists; that 10 a flag, two dsggers. a
hammer and shattered letters and chains.
The preamble states that the constitution
and bylaws we're adopted in 1908 n
amended at the general convention held
in Cairo last year. This is interesting as
bearing upon he present investigation
for the reason that M~artoogessian and
other terrorist member Of the regular
Hunchakist we're expelled in 1908 and
formed the Reformed Hunchakist Society.
1t was in this year. and following the gen.
eral convention Of the reformed at Cairo.
that the president OF the original Huncha-
kist was tracked 10 London and slain.
About the same time a regular Hunchakist
| a AitOa hI bNocttb INV W On AOi-
lowed from this country and killed. after
being frightfully tortured. in Odessa. Many
members OF the original H~unohakist Or
ganization were slain in 1908 and in the sub
sequent years.
The idea OF the original Hunchskiyt was
to look after the needy in Armenia and
10 resist Turkish oppression. The original
Hunchakist was formed in 1887. following
! tha Arooasan paaasanraa - tha x,oar -
vious. But the reformed" gang come right
out in their constitution and talk OF murder
as an ordinary matter.
The constitution explains first OF all the
plan or organization and tells just what
the general committee or general assembly
is. On this SCORE the constitution reads:
The general committee 10 the governing
body. consisting OF five men. elected for a
term OF three years each and to be elected
at the general convention. To be a member
of this general COMMITTEES or OF the various
central committees one shall have been a
member Of the organization for two years.
The constitution sets forth that the CEN
trail committees in different lands shall be
elected by general conventions in their. re-
spective lands. The funds Of these COM
mittees shall be deposited in a reliable
bank and in the name Of the general secre-
tary and general treasurer, and each central
committee shall have supervision over
the publication OF the official organ.
v.o ,.L.
IN os,b ~ he t.ithfuI 70 the nrinciniss ~ the
society and TO work in harmony. Al least
three members Of each central committee
shall be under salary and give their whole
time and work TO the society.
One paragraph OF the constitution states
that in foreign lands (very likely meaning
away from general headquarters at Cairo)
all work" shall be done after consulta-
ton with or at the dictation Of a represent
alive Of the general committees.
Referring explicitly to the United States,
the constitution has this to say:
The members Of the society shall be di-
vided into State groups.
Instead Of large groups Of $50 or more these
state groups shall be divided into groups OF
yen menloers, ana a mempes OF me cen,rai
comm1tee snan zen mem "na. 10, haon
oonta,Dins a cIsu.e FOR The nnn;.h,rs o., %,
member
ANY member condemned has a right 10