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John T. Flynn and the Dashnags Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID New York, N. Y. Permit No. 3870 T E PROPAGAN DA BAT LEF 11 N Issued by: FRIENDS OF DEMOCRACY, INC. Eastern Regional Office: 137 East 57th Street, New York 22, N. Y. Return Postage Guaranteed May 31, 1944 '-'1EPP 503 VOL. II, No. XVII John T. Flynn and the Dashnags Frantically trying to sabotage the sedition trial and and committed the sacrilege of terming their martyred smear witnesses, the McCormick-Patterson press axis has Prelate a "Communist agent." Flynn has whitewashed now resorted to the use of lies lifted direct from fascist the sordid Dashnag record and called it "patriotic." files. Writing in the Washington Times-Herald, ,121". Dashnags' Nazi sympathies are clearly shown in this Flynn, ex America Firster, has attacked John Roy Carl- sample quotation from the Sept. 1'7, 1936 issue of their son, Armenian-born author of Under Cover, and pro- Armenian-language organ, Hairenik edited daily by spective Government witness in the sedition trial. Flynn propaganda chief, Reuben Darbinian: has based his article almost exclusively on the time- worn web of lies concocted by the Armenian,RevaIntion- Italy has not only become regenerated by Fascism, but has become an empire•nation, and today is reckoned as a military agaeghmatien, also known as pthas, with headquarters power in international politics. Germany has not only become in Boston. This revolutionary gang with a long record of regenerated by Hitlerism, but has turned her face to the East, terrorist-fascist activity, is negligible in number but well and displays her fist to Moscow. Hitlerism and Fascism, organized. It is thoroughly discredited in the eyes of which are the stepsons of Bolshevism, and begotten by it, are its Americans of Armenian origin, the overwhelming major- gift to mankind, know where they are going. Germany has found her element, Russia has lost it (translation). ity of whom are loyal and law-abiding citizens grateful to the U.S.A. In order to understand the role of the Armenian. Revo- lutionary Federation (ARE), it is necessary briefly to Flynn's masterpiece of distortion is proving popular review Armenian history, for ARF misdeeds in America with native fascists. It is being circulated widely in Chi- are rooted in the ideologies it fostered in the stormy, cago at meetings of We, the Mothers Mobilize and other feud-infested underworld of the Near East. defeatist groups identifenvith the Itiiii-d;-Silver Shirt and Couglilinite mentality. Flynn's smear-piece has been Dashnags as Revolutionists picked up by . Smith, boosted in the Chi- cago Tribune and the B Tablet in a futile at= The Dashnags are a secret political society of self-styled tempt to offset the searing effects o nder Cover. And "Socialist-Revolutionists" founded in 1890 in the Cau- the bulk of Flynn's "facts"—flimsy, picayune, irrelevant casus in order to liberate Armenians from Turkish op- half-truths, distortions and outright lies—came direct pression. Its form was (and is) oligarchic and its members from Armenian fascist circles in Boston. subject to strict militaristic discipline. Instead of resort- ing to the ballot or constitutional methods, the ARFNde-, In accepting the usual trash from the Dashnag termined to "achieve political and economic freedom by kitchens of journalistic rot, Flynn has insulted all Amer- means of rebellion," and "terrorize Government officials, ican Armenians (except the criminally-minded-Dashnag) betrayers and all sorts of oppressors." According to of- The unusual emblem in current use by the Terrorism in America Armenian Revolutionary Federation, show- ing a quill, spade, dagger and flag. Terror- Armenians in America, while not gratified with Soviet ism against fellow Armenians has played a rule, are content to see age-long massacres ended and leading role in Dashnag politics since its Turkey, the dread Mohammedan enemy, held at bay. inception in 1890. A degree of religious tolerance has been granted to the Holy See of the Armenian Church in St. Etchmiadzin ficial Dashnag publications (from which these excerpts in the shadow of Mt. Ararat., enabling it to hold elec- have faithfully been made) it proceeded to "form fight- tions, appoint bishops and keep alive the flame of Chris- ing bands" and "use every means to arm the people." tianity "in the hope," as expressed by Bishop Mazlou- Drosha , official ARF organ, reporting on a party Con- mian of Greece, "that tomorrow may have something s a eneva, summed it up as follows: better in store for us." Expressions of revolutionary tactics—general rebellion, armed Since their ousting, exiled Dashnag leaders have en- resistance to the forces of government, wide political terrorism, tered into a web of intrigue with any power which prom- projects of revolutionary demonstrations, armed popular self- ised to place them in the saddle again. In 1933 Hitler defense, political and economic strikes, peasant and labor move- lavishly promised everything to everybody, ments—all of these, cultivated and unified in their minutest and looked details, shall constitute the totality of the system of a modus with particular favor on any disgruntled clique which operandi by which the party is to achieve its program in life could pave the way for hit drang melt osten policy of (translation) . reaching the Caucasian oil fields. Early in 1933 Dash- nags suddenly revived their cult of the "tricolor"—its Dashnags as Political Terrorists red, orange and blue party flag. In mass revivalist meet- "Should we continue terrorism or not?" party leaders ings, marked with wild religious frenzy, they worshipped asked in an official booklet, and answered the query: the defunct flag of a defunct regime. "After a few successful operations, thanks to the terror- On July 1, 1933, Archbishop Leon Tourian, Primate istic disposition of the leading elements, the party even- of the Armenian Church in North and South America, tually completely adopted Terrorism." Terror and intimi- refused to speak at Armenian Day at the Chicago Fair dation were used as instruments indispensable to "polit- unless the Dashnag tricolor was removed. He demanded ical warfare" precisely as later used by Nazi Brownshixts. that only the American flag appear; the audience voted Terrorism was directed mainly against Armenians, and overwhelmingly in his favor. From then on the infuriated few who opposed the ARF were spared, whether laymen ARF press denounced the Archbishop as a "traitor" and or holy priests. Dashnags—as did Russian Nihilists of the a "Soviet agent." time—lived in a world of total hate and revenge. At an outing in August, 1933, he was attacked by I. Jamharian was a wealthy Armenian who refused to seven Dashnag hoodlums while blessing parishioners of contribute. He "fell under the blows of a dagger . in the Worcester Church of Our Savior. Hairenik began to broad daylight in the courtyard of the Armenian Church, print letters threatening his life. Four samples follow. in the presence of a great throng," wrote M. Varand an, "Archbishop Tourian will be punished sooner or later. Dashnag historian. Death sentences were decree y t e The day of reckoning will come." . "He is going to be Central Committee and were detailed to the "Terroristic sorry for it, and very sorry." . "He will get his share, Body of the ARF," experts in political murder regionally I am• sure." . "Until Tourian is punished ruthlessly, located. A dagger (Dashnag, which is the abbreviation the bones of our martyrs will not rest in their places." for the Armenian word Federation, itself means dagger) Hairenik stepped up its tempo by printing a letter which was the most frequent instrument used. Droshag widely- offered a reward: "I will gladly give $100 if something publicized acts of terrorism and triumphantly ended its is done to teach Tourian a lesson." When the Arch- reports with : "The terrorists are at large." In one instance bishop asked for police protection Hairenik denounced a killer was caught and executed; Droshag lamented the him for seeking the protection of "alien [American] death of "that noble soul." In Sept. 16, 1933, Hairertik, police." Dashnag mouthpiece of Boston, reaffirmed the tradi- In December, 1933 while celebrating Christmas Mass tional policy of terror: in the Holy Cross Church in New York, the Archbishop ... Another effected practice was the intimidation of prominent was murdered by a gang of Dashnag assassins in the men in order to obtain financial support. Those who refused were favorite Dashnag manner: a butcher knife plunged deep "put on the spot." In fact, it was very similar to the underground into his groin. Two ARF officials were convicted of first methods of modem racketeering, except that its goal was noble. degree murder, seven other Dashnags were convicted By a curious twist of diplomacy, the ARF became rulers of first degree manslaughter. The convictions were sus- for about two years (191&20) of the territory now com- tained in successive courts while the ARF press (under prising Soviet Armenia. Being used to revolutionary Darbinian's complete charge) spoke of "ignorant jury- methods, however, they failed as administrators. They men," "false witnesses" and slurred the American Judici. engaged in a series of expansionist wars which ended ary. It referred to its nine cutthroats as "our blameless disastrously. Torn by dissension, famished, decimated comrades." On March 26, 1935, the Hon. Thomas E. and also threatened by Turkey, the populace welcomed Dewey, now Governor of New York, who had been en- Bolshvist rule which promised "bread and peace." After gaged by Armenian democratic forces in the U. S. to help purloining the national treasury Dashnag leaders were prepare the case against the Dashnag, wrote to the Hon. ousted from power, Herbert Lehman, then Governor : For many years a very small group of fanatic zealots among Now, there is a Germany, strong, united, aggressive, proud and the Armenian people have perpetrated murders and assaults self-reliant.
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