Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-11
CASTRO QUITS
MARTINIQUE
SUDDENLY
PROTESTS IN VAIN
AGAINST EXPULSION
Force of Police Cary Former
Venezuelan Dictator Aboard
French Steamer Denounced
as Common Enemy Of Peace,


By Morning journal sneciai Leased wirsl
Fort De Franco April 10 Cipriano
Castro. ex-presidcnt Of Venezuela, was
expelled tonight from the island OF
Martinique by the French government
lie protested To the last against his
expulsion but his protests We're IL
vair Hc is now oa board the French
line steamship Versailles bound for
st Nazarire.
Official notice was served ON cas-
tro this morning of the decision of the
French government that he must
leave the island within nine hours
from the receipt ot such notice and
that the commissary of police at Fort
De France had been charged with TIN
execution of The order
Castro was furious with indiena ION
and strovc throughout the day to iiud
some excuse that would be sufficient
TO the colonial government, whereby
he will not be compelled to obey the
order. and 10 this end late today he
summoned lawyer ana physician to
verify that he was unable To- leave the
country
The governor of Martinique and the
public prosecutor, however refused an
/ extension Of time and about O'Clock
the commissaN OF police, aecompan
led bv "a large force of gcndarmes pro-
ceeded to the hotel where castro was
stopping to remove him. forcibly II
necessary to tho steamer.
The affair created a great sensation
| moi,
appcarance at the hotel crowds had
gathered which later were Joined by
| the eonsus representing he various
foreign powers, who showed great in
| terest In the expulsion of what one of
them termed the common enemy of
peace"
Castro, who during his few DAYS at
| Fort De France has nad very little
Communication with anybody locked
himself in his room in company with
his brother. Carmclio. and his sccre-
| tary and for time refused to reply
| to the summons of the police official.
| The police hestated 10 break in the
door and finally decided 10 submit tne
matter again to Governor Foureau
hut tho governor absolutely refused
to permit any delay and ordered cas-
tro removed by force of arms He also
gave orders that the Versailles remain
in port until Castro could DE put
aboard.
II became necessary for the police
and gendarmes TO take rigid meas
lures to hold in check the crowds that
had BY this time become iiotous out
side of the hotel
The cx-prcsdent ravcd against the |
French government and the local au-
thorities. denouncing them for fore |
ing upon him the alternative of de- |
por'ation or Imprisonment for six !
months He declared that he would |
not bulge and that it would be neces- !
sary to take him on board the steamer |
on stretcher. This the commissarN |
Of police who finally entered Castro'a |
room with an escort of gcndarmes. |
prepared to do but Castros lawyer /
took steps to find the chcf justice ana |
at the very last moment the governor
and public prosecutor decided TO have
another medical examination made
Accordingly "a medical commission
composed of doctors Bouvier. Costet
ana Barrie proceeded with the eX-
animation in order to establish defi-
nitcly if Castros health was such that
ne would make the voyage The con
sultation OF the physicians continued
for more than half an hour and thcf
agreed that the life OF the cx-prcsident
would not be- ieopardled by his re-
mo,al to the steamer and the return
voyage across tho ocean
At $50 o'clock q force of gcndarmes
went to Castro's room and no WAS
placed ON mattress. refusing to put
on his clothes ana was carried on "
stretchor to the steamer a distance %
more than milo. thousand or moro
of the population had assembled hN
this time and great deal oi sSmp'-
thy was expressed for the i"fnef
president The latter complained or
of the stroteher seemed to give him