The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
Declares Act of DepOrta-
tiOn lmperilS His Life.
BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Intends to Leave France For Spain
as Soon as He Is Landed
and Go Thence to
Tenerife.

cOEI ue II TdhCe, MuElluluue, April L.
Prior to his being taken aboard the
steamer Versailles for deportation to
France ex-President Castro prepared
written protest against the action Of
the French government, which reads
as follows:
81 hereby protest against the action
of the French authorities Of Marti-
nique in having me put by force on
board an outgoing vessel
"First.-Because was Ill at the time
and because the act imperlled my life.
"Second.-Because I have committed
no offense against the government Of
France and the authorities of Martl-
nique during the time that 1 was per-
mitted to remain on that island.
"Third.-Because the decree Of expul-
sion which orders my deportation out
of French territory compels me to take
passage aboard vessel which will
again land me on French territory.
Moreover, these considerations aside,
the case constitutes a breach Of inter-
national law and a denial Of the rights
Of individuals.
hoh ouNh u NhihB ShVuiu huNO SOihC
to pass in the land which saw the
birth Of Josephine and from which
came the inspiration and presage of
liberty and at the hands Of q people
who shed their blood by torrents hard
ly century ago to maintain unim-
paired the rights and prerogatives Of
man is inconceivable."
The ex-president said just before the
sailing of the Versailles that If he was
at liberty when he arrived at st. Ma
zaire he would Immediately proceed to
Spain in order to take passage for
Santa Cruz. Tenerife. General Castro
added that he was leaving his brother
Carmelo here for the purpose Of re-
ceiving mail which he expects to be
forwarded from Trinidad and Vene-
zuela.
The Versailles will stop at Basse
Terre and Point Pitre, Guadeloupe.
Hardly had the steamer left port when
a party of CastrO's friends arrived ON
the steamer Goelette from st. Lucia.
They were very much surprised that
the former president had been expelled
from the island and had long consul
tation with Castro's brother.
The removal of the former president
of Venezuela from the hotel to the
steamer was not without its pitiful as
pect. Immediately on the announce
ment of the medical commission who
made a lengthy physical examination
Of Castro that he was quite capable of
making the voyage the commissary of
police. with an escort Of gendarmes,
invaded the hotel and proceeded to his
chamber.
They found the ex-president lying in
bed, and, although he still protested
that he could not move, they carried
him downstairs, the patient all the
while moaning dismally, on a mattress
and placed him in a stretcher.
Officers from the United States cruis.
helped to make him as comfortable as
possible, and then the stretcher was
picked up by four negroes and taken
to the steamer dock. Gendarmes
guarded it on either side, and crowd
of people numbering fully 1000 fol.
lowed the procession through the
streets.
The entrance to the French line piers
was guarded by police, and no one was
permitted to enter except those who
were directly connected with the trans
ference of the ex-president. Some diff.
ficulty was experienced in hoisting the
! litter aboard, and for moment Castro
was in peril of falling out
The stretcher was set down in one
of the cabins, and Castro at once de-
clared that the room was too small and
demanded that he be transferred to an
other cabin. He was promised that a
change would be made during the
course of the voyage. In saying fare
well to his brother he waved his hand
and exclaimed, "Goodby for the mo-
ment"