Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-14
THE CASTRO PROBLEM
What to Do With Him Now the
Question.
ANSWER HARD TO FIND
international Action Of Some Kind
May Be Necessary.
NOTING FRANCES NEXT MOVE
Whether He Will Be Given His Lib
.erty at Spanish Port Unknown
to officials Here.
ANSWER HARD TO FIND
NOTING FRANCES NEXT MOVE

According to the view prevailing In
diplomatic circles. Castro. the venezue-
Ian exile. will continue to be an inter-
national issue for some time to come, IL
not for the remainder Of his natural ex-
istence. 1t Is realized in well Informed
quarters that his recent expulsion from
the West Indies is naturally only q tenn
porary expedient and that II will soon
become necessary to have an interna-
tional understanding In order to estab-
lish his permanent status.
Although II will be impossible for Cas-
tro to do any harm while he is on the
high seas. there Is nothing to prevent
his renewing his thwarted schemes to
recover his ascendency in Venezuela as
soon as he is again at liberty. Whether
the countries interested in his complete
suppression will continue to exercise
surveillance over him and prevent any
attempt on his part to return to Vene-
zuela or a neighboring country are dues-
lions that remain to be determined. but
which must be met In the near future
in order to be effective
Virtually Prisoner.
There Is an undoubted feeling OF relief
in official circles over the fact that Castro
has been removed from the danger gone in
the Caribbean and that he will be power
less for evil for a few weeks at least. As
to the future no one is willing. however.
to make q forecast. The g. 3. Versailles.
on which Castro Is an unwilling pessen-
ger, Is now on her way across the broad
Atlantic and will not touch land again
until she reaches the Spanish port or
Santander, on her way to the French port
Of Bordeaux. Before he was taken away
from Fort de France. Castro said that II
he were allowed to do so he would leave
the mainland of Europe and 60 to Ten
eriffe In the Spanish Canaries of the
northwest coast of Africa Whether he
will be allowed to do SO remains to be
seen. He Is now virtually prisoner or
the French government, and what dispo-
sition Is to be made Of him on the other
side has not been disclosed. II he 10 re-
stored to liberty at either Santander or
Bordeaux and allowed to follow his own
inclinations II might not be very dimcut
for him to return to the continent OF
South America or even to one of the is
lands on the north coast OF Venesuela.
At any rate 1t would be an easy matter TO
get as far on his way as the Canary Is
ment would rest with the Spanish Cow
eminent. which so far as known has no
special grievance against him.
Points in His Favor.
1t is not believed. however. that the
FI6uCH government, oitoE Oil aiFo 80
Castro has caused 1t, will consent to his
speedy liberation except on conditions
which will preclude his doing anything
which might jeopardize the peace or safe
ty of nations There IL very serious
doubt as to the right OF any country to
deprive Castro of his liberty in the alb
sence Of trial and conviction OF some
offense known to the law. II 10 agreed
on all sides that he Is an undesirable
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trouble wherever he may be located, but
it is not so well settled that he can be
treated in the light Of a pirate or an
enemy OF mankind because OF the posi-
bility that he might commit some overt
act.
because OF these considerations, the
case of Castro is likely to be trouble
some for some time to come. The many
problems involved In his case are stu
further complicated by the apparent dis
position Of Venezuela and other coun-
tries to include Mrs. Castro In the In
ternational boycott of her husband. She
has been refused permission to return to
her home in Venezuela and the impress
sion prevails that she may be detained
on the French steamship on which she IL
now an unwilling passenger and returned
to Europe with q possible view OF having
her rejoin her husband.
The only fresh development In her
case is q statement made at the state
Department that the United States gov
eminent was not responsible for her
exclusion from Venezuela and, further.
was not concerned as to her move
ments.