New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
CASTRO VENTURES OUT.
Reported To Be Angry at French
Government Treatment.
rRr The Associated Press.l

Paris Dec 12-President Castro of Venezuela
who arrived in this city yesterday evening from
bordeaux is represented furiousiy angry at the
manner in which the government is receiving him
in France. He has remained shut up in his apart
nents in the hotel closely as il he were pTis-
oner and has seen no visitors except few mem
bers of the Venezuelan colony.
At 30 o'clock this afternoon. however, the Presl-
dent accompanied by DR. Baido, one of his physi-
clans came down the back stairway of the hotel
entered an automobile and drove rapidly away
The officials Of the Foreign ONCE have received
formal orders to give no explanation of the govern
nent's attitude toward the President Of Venezuela
I'VE ignore his presence" an official said this
morning The conditions which the govern
lnent Is willing TO open negotiations nave oeen
communicated to him
These conditions, except prohibiting President
Castro from making political declaration. are
not known but it is believed that they involve a
formal apology
A reporter called to see the President this morn
ing The only member OF Castro's household Wis
ibIe said that nothing had been decided but the
party possibly would leave for Germany to-morron
black maid in the service of Nine. Castro
sitting in hall outside her mistress's door try
ing to get her foot into pointed French shoe.
The French newspapers generally poke fun at the
Dictator of Venezuela; nevertheless. they insist
that the government give the reasons which in
duced it 10 change its attitude toward him.
The Temps" protests loudly against the equ,vo-
cal position in which France has been placed by
the presence OF President Castro, insists that
the government explain the enigma once The
paper says it is undigniied TO allow a man who
Haunted France to remain here without apology
When NJ. Taigny [who was French Minister at
Caracasl was expelled the Temps says Amer
lea stupef1ed by inaction. and to-day Hol-
land. with less of a case. is giving US a good les
SON"
Where others had failed, a woman writer of a
morning newspaper succeeded in getting an anus
ing interview with President Castro by sending
up to him letter in Spanish asking him to de-
liver a lecture Venezuela before the Latin
American League.
When the Venezuelan President appeared he was
mufled up in a thick greatcoat and almost smoth-
gracious at first, but, finding that she was not a
Spanish woman, but Partisan, he cheered up.
He asked her, with 4 glance at the lowering sky
out of the window, If II always cold in Paris
The woman pointed that 1t was winter now
and said that If he went Berlin for an opera
ton he would find il much colder there.
Operation exclaimed President Castro. Il am
no more sick than you are"
Asked why he did not go 70 the Riviera Pres-
dent Castro said that he had heard of IT, Here
the reporter. seeing opening to introduce poll
tcs, remarked Perhaps you would not he per
mitted to go there
Il do exactly ! wish" said Castro ompba-
sizing his words with thump on the table with
his fist. He fenced the other questions with cIum-
sy compliments, concluding by smilingly saving
that it the brightest hour of his stay In Paris
from which he would depart tomorrow