The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-13
Sigh Of Relief Heard at State
Department When News of
Castro's Deportation Is Re-
ceived.
FRENCH PAID BACK
AN ANCIENT SCORE
Little South American Oespot
Once Canned" French Di-
plomat by Same Method He
Was Fired.

washington, II. u, April 1S.-lne at"
mosphere at the state department is
probably cleared. since Cipriano Cas-
tro, former president of Venezuela. has
been removed from the danger zone III
the caribbean and a number OF stories
are going around to show that the
higher officials knew all along that the
matter was going to be properly and
peacefully adjusted.
Nevertheless, the principal sound
heard in that quarter bears a susp'-
cious resemblance to sigh OF relief.
An intimation was received that the
authorities at Washington were hell
responsible for the fact that Nine. Cas-
tro was refused the privilege of landing
in Venezuela Sunday. The depart
ment is on record as having no juris-
diction over her movements.
Mrs. Castro Didn't Land.
1t is known, however, that the form
er presidents wife arrived at La Guai-
"a late. Saturday evening and Spent
Easter Sunday aboard the Guadalupe
in the harbOr, and went with that ship
to a Colombian port yesterday. Just
what reason the Venezuelan govern
ment advanced for not allowing her
to land, is not known mere.
Mrs. Castro accompanied her hus-
band from France. but when he was
put off the ship at Martinique she was
allowed to continue on to Venezuela.
1t was not thought by her party that
she would not be allowed to land, as
there is no charge against her In her
native country.
French Get Even.
An interesting commentary upon the
abrupt way in which Castro was pack
ed aboard ship and sent back to the
Boulevard is that his abrupt departure
was at the instance of the French gov
eminent, whose minister. N. Haighy
was served in much a similar way a
year or two ago. nj. Taigny was dis
tasteful to Castro personally, and tbs
dictator had determined to humilfate
| him as much for personal reasons as tc
break with France for political ones
Instead of giving him his papers and
reasonable time to settle the affairs Of
the legation, the willy president trap
ped him aboard a French liner, il
| about the same condition as to ward
robe as that in which Castro fount
himself couple Of days ago, bound
back for France.
1t was the custom Of the Frenchmar
| to lunch aboard liner of whose Cap
tain he was an intimate friends Wher
he was about to leave Caracas for the
| luncheon party, Castro gave orders
that M. Taigny was not to be allowed
aboard the ship without passport
The orders were not carried out. ane
upon learning that the Frenchman was
! completely outside OF Venezuelan ter
| ritory, Castro ordered that he not be al
lowed to land, as he had left the coun
try without passport.
Projects Fruitless.
The Frenchman's protest did no good
and he was carried off to France In 8
boiling rage at the president as vel
as at the country. It Is regarded here
as the irony Of fate that the name Of
the vessel was the Martinique.
Another story which Is revived here
is that Castro was planning to crosi
the narrow stretch of water which
separates Trinidad from Venezuela in
an airship. and that he had conducted
negotiations to that end with the
Wright brothers in Paris.
At all events it is certain that one
little exiled South American has moi
caused such a rumpus in the Foreign
offices of the world for a great many
years, and that his deportation has
caused an air of relief to spread over
the entire Washington state depart
ment, from Philander Chase Knox to
Eddie Savoy, his astute colored mes
Senger,