New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
EUROPE LOSES CASTRO
SAILING FOR TRINIDAD.
Er-Dictat0r Abuses Government and
Steamship officials.

Pauirac March 8-Cipriauo Castro ex-President
of Venezuela and the members Of his party left
here at o'clock this afternoon on board the steam
er GuadelouPe for Port-of-Spain, Trinidad WheIe
he is due to arrive on April TO-
After boarding the steamer Castro appealed 10
the agent Of the line to allow his wife and tanlly
to continue the voyage TO Venezuela. but ne was
met with fat refusal. Just before the lines were
cast off he summoned reporter TO his cabin he
was raging AGAINST what he termed outrageous
breach Of international law, and said that actioh
proved what towards those in control at caracas
were.
When he had grown calmer Castro announced
that after recuperating at Trinidad he would go 10
Venezuela He said: II am the people are
ready to receive me. The Gomez government SEEKS
to exclude me because it fears the country VIII
proclaim President
Replying TO a direct question whether he intended
to organize a revolution, he replied sharply; NO
my purpose is to return TO the fatherland ana i've
as a peaceful citizen"
Asked whether he had the ambition again to be-
come President Of Venezuela, Castro removed his
cap and replied
L seek the quietude Of my native soil" and.
with a grandiloquent flourish OF his arms, he add
ed But am a Of destiny
Then. replacing his cap on his head. the former
President said II you ask me for message 10
my people tell them that wanted to return to
establish my innocence but that they would not
let me The people will understand that message
rs it true Senor Castro, that you have engaged
a steamer in Europe to be used if necessary, IN
revolutionary movement against Venezuela?
For the present have such plans, ne re-
Piled.
AS the correspondent leaving the cabin OF
Castro he was called back by the former President
Il want you 10 picture to the world he sald'
"as 2 man betrayed by false friends, as man
who went forth in search of health. and nov re-
turns to establish his honor"
NJ Roy the representative OF a Paris firm manu-
featuring firearms who had a long talk with castro
he had sold Castro a quantity of arms hve years
ago and that he was convinced Castro would again
he dictator of Venezuela in six months. He inti-
mated that Castro already had vessel fitted up IN
n Euroepan port ready sail for Venezuela
on the train from Bordeaux Castro Indicated MS
intention OF remaining Port-of-Spain to rest and
await Developments
The British Consul at Bordeaux asked ofhclal con
hrmatlon to-right from the line which owns the
ruadelo,1ne that Castro is bound for Trinidad This
is INTERPRETED to mean that Great Britain contem-
plates preventing his taking refuge there
4 report is in circulation here tonight that cas-
tro has A vessel chartered at Antwerp. which VIII
pick him I'D at Trinidad when the oPportune mo-
ment arrives.
Before Castro left Bordeaux he entered an auto
mobile and driven to the offices of the French
steamship company. where he INDUCED in TRADE
against President Gomez. 'Au I ask is the right
TO a fair trial" he said Il prepared 10 accept
the result The refusal OF Gomez to permit me to
enter Venezuela is overwhelming proof that they
have no case against me, but realize that if 1 set
foot on Venezuelan soil their game is up.
Castro's protests in vain, however. and he
had 70 accept tickets TO Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
only.