Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-14
Revolutionists Gather
In New York City.

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woman, woman leaders, said to the writer:
ies fortunately. l am one of fine
, ,hi reVoiutionlsts. In two years from
Inns timc we shall have Il freed fcderat
~ government on the same lines as the
United states"
ana what about the czar?" she was
| reminded,
| Gar or no car" she answered, 'he
| counts for nothing Let him be there
If he likes, but We shall have a froe
| country"
MANY Of the agitators among the
EAST Side revolutionists are men who
| nave helped TO make history In the
struggles Of the last decade. 1t was at
no. io' Henry Street that little Mathu-
| shenko. the leader of the historical mu-
UNITY on the battleship Kniaz Potem-
kin, spent most of the six months that
ne STAYED In this country. He occu-
pied himself with writing the history
or that mntiny. Then he went back
10 Russia, and only too soon he was
overtaken by that fate, which he must
nave known, was to be his--he was
hanged.
Many look ill-clad and hungry, but
intelligent, bright and hopeful for the
welfare of the fatherland. The only
hlndrance they encountered here, they
say, are the cZar's spies. who follow
them and through their reports cause
trouble to their relatives at home
Ihat. they explain is why many of
them 1--we here under assumed names.
EVEN HINDU AGITAToRS.
Within the past few months New
YORK has become one of the most ac-
tive centcrs of the Hindu revolution
airy party outside of India. Part of the
bombs which were confiscated In Cal
cutta a few months ago, and some Of
the $4,000 rifles struggled into India and
Afghanistan Gas was reported at the
British Foreign Office, were lndoubt-
edly SHIPPED from this port Scotland
yard and other detectives say they
have tangible evidence to show that at
least one large shipment of rifles was
made from New York. Tho Hndus
have no colony In this city, but the
l5O Hindu residents here do not lose in
terest in India's rule. They are divid-
ed into two factions, but there is a
close bond of sympathy between them.
Inc conservative element is composed
largely Of students, the sons of princes
and priests. They call themselves pa
triots and future citizens of India.
They believe in peaceful means and in
m,--Self-help--by boycotting
British goods and learning TO manu-
facture things for their own use. 1t Is
the extremists who are agitating an
uprising. They have no recognized
headquarters
1t Is asserted that the Clan Ma Gael
and various Irish secret societies are in
sympathy with the aims of the Indian
Home Rule society and the Swadeshi
organizations throughout India. Men
identified with Irish societies are said
to have been Instrumental In promoL-
ing the growth of similar societies In
India, giving the natives the benefit of
their experience In the matter Of or
sganlZation.
There IS an organization here which
aids Hindu students who seek to obtain
a technical education in this country
and which has been frequently men.
toned in this newspaper. 1t is called
the Society for the Advancement Of
India" an institution which was char
tered under the laws Of New York
state last year. This society Is located
at No. 1142 Park avenue, and It's home
there is called India House. This So
Gciety has nothing whatever to do with
any revolutionary. movement and dis
scourages the young Hindus with whom
it comes in contact from taking any
part in any such campaign:
ARMENIANs ALL REVOLUTIONS
lists.
With a. tew exceptions, 1000 qArmen1
lans III this country arc all revolution
III, ~
nude them believe that the nope oi
freedom Hes in armed resistance. After
go years of futile attempt to overthrow
the Turkish yoke and establish an AT
menian independent government wise
~ they joined the Young Turks III
achieving the last successful coup
d'etat In the Ottoman empire. In this
city the Armenian Revolutionary Fed
GRAFTON has it's headquarters at NO. l5o
Fourth avenue, and the Hunchakists
at No. 1874 East Twenty-fifth street. In
the evenings these revolutionists gath
er, discuss the home news, and make
plans to be executed on the other SIDE
of the ocean: or, for the present, they
discuss means by which they can fight
the enemies Of the victory won. They
are liberal in their contributions for the
cause" a man earning $40 week
often gives 5000 a year. One revolution
airy party has today in its treasury
$1,000, 600, and many millions have been
wasted in the past few years for mean
ingess demonstrations in Armenia.
A year ago the mildmannered.
quiet spoken Armenian was thrust
into unwclcome publicity. The
wanton murder Of Fl. S. Tavshanian.
the Armenian merchant of Union
square, brought out story OF pre-
vious murder mysteries here and
abroad. These were the work of q
degenerate faction OF revolutionary
Hunchakists. However, it was a fana-
teal love of freedom for the father
land that led an ignorant young man
to raise his hand against his brother.
If the murderer of Tavshanjian had
not been convinced that he was doing
a great service to Armenia, he would
have done no harm.
This murder caused q good deal OF
speculation as TO the extent of
this kind of thing. A few years
ago a young man. certain
Kutouni was murdered in bis rooms
on Second avenue, near Twenty-nlnth
street. The police found no clue,
and he was in all probability victim
of revolutionary vengeance. Who over
heard of the murder of Turkish spy