The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

and that false doctrine must be pre-
vented from entrance; in like manner
the same censorship blots out Of hymn
books the familiar Onward. Christian
Soldiers" lest II might be interpreted
as an Armenian "Marseillaise."
Certainly no one In Kurdistan has a
good word for the Armenians. One of
these authors. and 1t calls for little pene-
tration to assign the passage to DIR.
Wigram, who has lived in the noun
tains for ten years, writes as follows:
Even the writer, who has not the
least objection TO thieves. murderers and
devil worshippers and who has a kindly
feeling for successful cheat, admits
| to getting on less well with Armenians
than with other Orientals. And yet
there Is much about them that any one
must admire. They have, In fact. much
In common with the Jew who cxcitcs
much the same feeling among many
estimaolo people. Both have the same
attachment alike to money and to their
own peculiar form Of religion. Both
nave the same power OF endurance and
toughness. And as both have had much
the same treatment for generations and
both are nations without country they
have developed much the same char
acteristics. Money and intrigue have
heei thtir only weapons. and they have
naturally come to think these the most
important OF all things. We can have
nothing but admiration for their devo-
tion TO their nation. with which their
rehglon and their church Ia bound ND :
ana they have n high sense OF their
duty to II, as shown by their educa-
tional institutions. Men call them n
nation OF towards. but that charge at
Ieast IL false. In the massacres M
1893 armed men were butcherlng un-
armed, and there was no test of any,
| 'hing but passive endurance. Yet how
many could have saved ghcir lives hy
mere verbal acceptance Of Islam? 80
several years ago our community was
startled ny murder OF picturcsntipIy
oriental detail. u was reported as due
10 the Hunchakists, and even In this
cosmopolitan community the HunCha
klst was disbelieved as being too much
combination OF Arabia Nights and
yellow Journalism. This volume gives
such story OF the Hunchakists as
should dignity them as inspired with
the spirit which makes martyrs The
Hunchaks were started in these noun
tains: a. their movement spread they
became Incorporated I'm n stronger ma
tional movement known as the fash
max The line which tie Tashnak
! brotherhood followed was simply 10
provoke open massacre by deeds which
they knew must infuriate the Turk in
/ the hope that II only the massacre wa
/ horrible enough European Intervention
would follow. Condoning their violence
az part Of the local color Of their life
( the devotion Of the Tashnak to their
cause was noble. but the peculiar twist
OF the Armenian habit Of though,
! toward blackmail smirched the move
ment in many Of it's details and the
murder Of the Armenian priest In New
York may have been rude justice
executed upon traitor. or II may have
been cupiditr. those who know have
never ventured to tell.
! The Armenian character IN finance
combines eXcellcntly with his religion,
devotion. as is shown in the f,llowinG
/ Incident
Educational Institutions and church prop
erty have to he registered in the name -
/ trustees. and In consideration Of the fac
that they pay no taxes certain fees are dc
! manded when new name has to he regis
| tered. The Idea Of saving that expense ap
! pealed to all Armenians and there was tn
! further consideration that no one Of then
ever feels nny confidence In anothers hon
| est administration Of any trust fund.
/ brilliant idea occurred tn some genius NJ
| would secure 6 trustee who was inlubitabli
| honest and immortal as well. the propcrti
! should stand IN the name NJ the patroi
, saint So IN one instance (the thing va
| done repeatedly the school attached 10 tn
! Church n 81 Peter and raul was solemn,
| registered IN the names % Peter. son q
! jonas, fisherman by trade resident a. Caper
naum In the province Of FL Kuds CTerusa
leml. ard of Paul fathers name unknown
the province 81 Adsne. The scheme vorke
| admirably for q while and when the OTTO
man oficials realized what was being don
| and objected 20 losing their fees It must h
| ned that they played the game prettily
They sent IN formal notification to tn
! Armenian authorities that they understood
| that these two trustees, Petrus Enendi an,
! pRulus. were now dead. and. so far as thel
Information went that both gentlemen hs
died Interstate. n this were so. then 4
course Of Law their property would rover
| to the Ministry Of Pious Benefaction,
whence very little Of II would ever com
out for the use Of any Arnienians Their
was terrible scare for while anon
/ those concerned. but Turkish good natur
came into play and the matter was dr0ppe
In consideration Of proper trustees bein
registered for the futur--and no doubt
decent backshish 10 the ofncials concerned. !"