New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-12
CASTRO TO GO TO SPAIN
HOPES TO FIND REFUGE
At TENERIFF'E.
Venezuelan Band from st. Lucia
4rrires Too Late-DetGils OF
the Expulsion.

r Fort-de- France Martinique. April LEX
President Castro. before being taken aboard the
steamer versailles for deportation TO France
nrenared written protest against the action OF
the French government. which has been SUD-
u1itted to the authorities here. 1t reads as roi-
lows
/ hereby protest against the acton OF Ime
French authorities of Martinique in haVihg . p.'
me by force board an outgoing EesSoi- 49,
because I was i'll at the time ana because w
act imperiIled my life: second because NC -,
committed no offence against the goVeInIleHss ~
France and the authorities of Martinique Jul
ing the time that l permitted 70 remain ~ ~
that island; and, finally, because tne aecLe e y.
exnulsion which orders my deportation out Va
I|rencb territory Conpes me to take passaso
aboard a vessel which will again iahu Hie ""
French territory. - I'll. +ha case
con stitutes n breach of international Ia" anu
denial of the rights of individuals lhat suIi
thing should have come 70 pass ia and from
which came the inspiration and presase Vi NJ
erty. and at the hands OF a people Mno 90 o~ 20
their blood by torrents hardly centurS
maintain unimpaired the rlshts anu P
of man, is inconceivable.
The ex-President said. just before the salhns
Of the Versailles, that IL he was at liberty "heh
he arrived at St Nazaire he would immeolateS
go to Spain in order 10 take passage Iol 0oH'"
Cruz. Teneriffe General Castro ADDED 'hat ne
mas leaving his brother CarmeIo here for the
purpose of receiving mail which he expects 10
be forwarded from Trinidad and Venezuela
The Versailles will stop at Basse Iefre anu
point-a -Ptre Guadeloupe Hardly had the
steamer left port last night when party OF
Castro.s friends arrived on the steamer Goelette
from St Lucia They were greatly surprised
that the former President had been expelled
from, the island and had a long consultation
with Castro's brother.
The removal of the former President Of Ven
ezuela from the hotel to the steamer was not
without a pitiful aspect. Immediately after the
announcement by the medical commission,
which made a long physical examination OF
Castro that he entirely capable Of making
the voyage the commissioner OF police, with an
escort Of yendarmes. invaded the hotel and pro-
ceeded 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 on a mattress, the patient all
the while moaning dIsmally. and placed him
a stretcher officers from the United states
cruiser North Carolina, in civilian attire 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 fully
two thousand persons followed them through
the streets.
The entrance 10 the French Line piers was
guarded by police. and no one allowed to
enter except those directly connected with the
transfer of the ex-President. Some difficulty
was experienced in hosting the litter aboard,
and for moment Castro was in danger Of fall
ing out The stretcher set down in one OF
the cabins, and Castro at said that the
was too small and demanded that he be
transferred 10 another cabin. 1t was promised
that change would be made during the course
OF the voyage. In sayintg farewell TO his
brother he waved his hand and exclaimed.
"GOodby for the moment
The Versailles Immediately slipped her cables
and started on the voyage