New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-25
GOLD MINE FOR SCOUNDRELS.

The Hunchakst society proved such gold
mine to scoundres of this class that, was
only TO be expected, another society of similar
character was not long afterward founded 10y
another Armenian newspaper man. of the name
of Arpiar analogous lines. OF course the
two societies began 10 fight with one another.
The Hunchaksts accused the Arpiarists Of
being secretly In league with the Turks. and
about four years ago attempt made to
assasstnate Arpiar IN Venice, where he
dangerously wounded. presumably by Huncha-
kists. This greatly incensed the Arpiarists.
who are established in strong numbers at Bos-
ton. and the Arpiarist paper there practically
called on the heads Of their society for revenge
Indeed. their opponents assert that they advo-
Gated the killing of the principal leaders of the
Hunchakists. and this followed by the
shooting Of the editor OF Young Armenia
an anti-Arpiarist paper In Boston. and In
murderous attack near Lausanne. in Switzer-
land upon NJ Nazarbek. the journalist founder
OF the Hunchakist society.
Shortly afterward another Hunchakst
leader. Of the name OF Sagatiel Sagouni, was
shot and killed at his home at Nunhead. one of
the suburbs of London. and ii is alleged that
a number OF other murders and attempted homi-
cdes here as we'll as In Europe in the last
three iour years have been due TO the blood
fe,Ids between these two rival societies OF late
the more INSCRIPTIONS elements of these or
CARNATIONS have received an additional incen-
tive 10 crime through the withdrawal of the
rich and respectable Armenian merchants
abroad. The latter having become alive to the
fact that all the money which they had so
generously subscribed toward the relief OF the
sufferings of their coregionists IN Turkey was
merely being utilized TO maintain in relative
idleness n couple of bands of Adventures and
desuCrafops AL uvhf ar1a I'd
the cause Of Armenia into disrepute declined
to continue their contributions and closed their
purses.
This led the evil element Of the Hunchakist
and Arparist societies TO endeavor TO extprL by
means Of blackma and terrorism the funds
which they had previously had no difficulty i'll
obtaining the plea Of patriotic charity. and
there is no doubt that there Will be many more
crimes such as the assassination of Mr.. Tav-
shanjian the wealthy New York carpet dealer,
the other day unless these societies either purge
themselves of the evil element in question or
else are broken up by the authorities or
ganizations the membership in which constitutes
an offence against the laws of the land.
It must be thoroughly understood that there
Is hardly a reputable. well-to do Armenian who
would not welcome the disappearance of these
societies as now constituted. For he has ended
by regarding them responsible not only for
the increasing evil odor of the cause of Armenia
abroad. but also for the persecution to which his
co-religioniss have been subjected at stated
epochs in Turkey Whenever the treasury of
these two secret societies ran low the sympathy
of the rich Armenians abroad was excited by
stories of massacres and outrages perpetrated by
Turks upon the Armenians In the Ottoman En-
pire. Sometimes the stories OF atrocities were
entirely bogus, while in other instances the out
RACES were deliberately provoked by the mem
bers OF the society for the purpose of loosening