New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
FRANCE E0RCIBLY
EXPELS CASTRO
CARRIED UNCLOTHED TO
THE VERSAILLES.
No7c on Way to st. NGzdire- Police
at Martinique Hold Back
RiOtOus CrO1cds.

Fort de France April I0-CiprianO Castro, exc
President Of Venezuela. was ignominiously sx-
; PEELED tonight from the island OF Martinique By
[ the French government He protested tins
/ last but his protests were in vain. He Is nov
4 on board the French line steamship Versailles.
/ bound for st. Nazaire.
! Official notice was served on Castro this
morning Of the decision Of the French govern
/ rnent that he must leave the Island within nins
/ hours from the receipt Of such notice or undergo
I six months imprisonment. and that the COM
missioner OF police at Fort de France had been
/ charged to carry out the order The ex-Presi-
/ dent furious. and strove throughout the day
/ to find some excuse which would be satisfactory
to the colonial government whereby he would
not be compelled TO obey the order. and late this
afternoon he summoned lawyer and physician
to certify that he unable to leave tbs
/ country.
The Governor of Martinique and the public
| prosecutor. however. refused extension ot
time. and about > o'clock the commissioner Of
| police accompanied by d large force of gen
darmes proceeded to the hotel where Castro
| was staying for the purpose Of removing him.
| forciby if necessary. To the steamer
Long before the police made their appearances
at the hotel crowds had gathered. which later
were Joined by the consuls representing the
various foreign powers. who showed great IN
y
them termed the common enemy of peace"
Castro who during his few days at Fort Dc
France. has had little communication with any
body locked himself in his room. in company
with his brother Carmelo and his secretary and
for a time refused To reply 70 the summons of
The police official The police hesitated TO break
in the door. and finally decided to submit the
ease again 10 Governor F1ureau but the Gov
ernor absolutely refused TO permit delay. and
ordered that Castro be removed by force OF
arms He also gave orders that the Versailles
remain in port until Castro could be put aboard.
It became necessary for the police and gen
darmes U take rigid measures TO hold in check
the crowds. which had by this time become riot
GUS outside the hotel. The ex-President rallied
against the French government and the local
authorities. denouncing them for forcing on him
the alternative of deportation imprisonment
for six months He said that he would
bulge, and that 1T would be necessary to take
him on board the steamer on a stretCheT. This
the Commissioner of Police. who finally entered
Castros room with an escort Of gendarmss.
| prepared TO do but Castro's lawyer went to the
Chief Justice. and, at the last moment. the Gov
ernor and public prosecutor decided 20 have an
| other medical examination made.
Accordingly a medical commission. composed
of DIS. Bouvler. Costet and Barbe. made the
exarnfnati ation in order TO establish II Castro's
age The consultation OF the physicians con-
tnued for more than half hour, and they
agreed that the life Of the ex-President would
not be jeopardized by his removal TO the steamer
and the return voyage across the ocean
Professor Ricci. however. who was a passen-
ger with Castro on the CfuadeOuDe on the trip
from Bordeaux to this port. was the original
authority for the statement that during the voy-
age Castro's wound. resulting from the opera
-sc-
tion. but the final examination Of the physicians
this evening seemed To indicate that the former
President was in quite as healthy condition
when he left France on March 26 last
At $50 o'clock a force Of gendarmes went 70
Castro's room, and he was placed a mattress.
he refusing 10 put on his clothes and carried on
a stretcher to the steamer. distance Of more
than mile. \ thousand or more OF the popuIa-
tion had assembled by this time. and great
deal Of sympathy was expressed for the ex-
President. The latter complained OF great pain.
and every movement OF the stretcher seemed to
hurt him. He has prepared protest, which
viii be sent To the French government to-rnor-
row.
The Versailles left here at ocIock. and
measures have been taken % keep careful
watch on Castro during the voyage The CO.
IoniaI government intends To put down any
sympathetic demonstration which may be made
on shore.
Castro.s brother is sJiII here for the present
but it is thought that he viii join Sonora castro
at La Guayra. if she is permitted 20 land at that
port
The United States cruiser North Carolina ar
rived her at 4 o'clock This afternoon. and In
still in the roadstead-
The notice of expulsion was served on l'astro
At $50 0cIocI, this morning Il written
upon the official Ietterhead of the colonial gov
erumeut dated April 5 and said
Pursuant 10 the organic laws OF February =.
1921 and August -. 1888, pursuant TO Articles.
l. and Is of tn" Law OF December q. 1919. 2Ur-
suaut To- ministerial cable dispatch. No. 40.
dated April 1909, II Is ordered.
First-That CiprIaUo Castro, former President
Of the Republic OF Venezuela. leave the island 90
Martinique within nine hours from the time this
notification is served upon him. and
Secoud-The Commissioner of Police ar Fort
de France IS charged with the execution of t..s
present order. which IS t. be published whcrevep
the circumstances make necessary
FOUEEAU
After reading The notice Castro said that ne
suffered from intoIeranle pains in the abdomen
and the kidneys that he was without funds To
meet his travelling expenses from Fort de
France. his money being deposited elsewhere
than I'm Martinique and that he could not en-
bark on the Versailles The doctor Who first cx-
auined him decided that he was able to maks
the trip. He asked for delay which would per-
init him To- 60 to the Canarjes.