New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-11
SAY BIG WAR IS
NEAR IN VENEZUELA
o.oay. That Castro Has Returned
arouses His Countrymen
in This City.
10 FIGHT AGAINST GOMEZ
,,rsral vasques and Others,
While Not Partisans of Ex-
President, Want Change
in Government,

-. I,csl venezuelan colony is stirred
- has not been since December. 1905,
-. ruan Vicente Conner, then Vice
dent Of Venezuela. turned on his
80, and business partner. General
~,Iapo Castro, seized the Presidency
:. ubieb Castro had temporarily in
.,sd him while he went 10 Europe for
..,csI treatment. and declared himself
49,. rrecvtive and General Castro an
~. Since then General Castro has
-, m, only an unwilling exile. but
-, has even been declared a pirate.
'...,se /, vas believed that he was sail
,bs high seas under flag TO which
,. had no right
uss,Aver were the means employed
r,svsnt General Castro from return
:, ~ his country the cable dispatches
-. have passed the government cen
..,.bin AZ Caracas tell Of his arrival in
,...sznsla which the Gomez govern
Ven, has feared for some time The
.,rs seeu1s the more trustworthy in this
-, hscsuse two DAYS before il arrived
go dispatch was received from
rr,acao. always revolutionary centre
rbcb said: castro will be IN Nenez-
r.la in A few dsys'
And this news IS responsible Tor inc
.,.i,srert among the Nenozuelans IN
,.;s citv. who give full credit TO the re-
-, ~ General Castro's coming back, y
~ il messages a conflict at arms the
ass of which Venezuela has not seen in
,sary ten years.
ror several weeks the Spanish and
ro-uguese governments watched the
-,ovsroents of General Castro, at the re-
.rsst NJ the state Department at Wash
,z,or He was reported at two or three
,acss AT the same time, and then came
re startling news that the resourceful
mi. venezuelan had bought the Italian
,,rsbip Unbria. rechristened her the
r,nsul Groetuck and sailed forth under
,bs German flag The vessel arrived IN
v,vti and the world thought that az last
General Castro, for the first time in his
M. had got into his own trap. But, af-
~ three days' excitement, it developed
,sa, the Havtian government had bought
u. Umbria and that General Castro was
ny On board at ALL However, In the
-sar tine. he was taking advantage OF
tSe helief that ho was i'm Hayti
Last Seen in Canary Islands.
As far as IS definitely known. the Willy
,5-ms- President of Venezuela was last
IN Las Pslmas. CANARY Islands. He had
gtpt most OF his time in the Canary
Stands since he went into exile. Then
he disc ppeared from view. How he got
;Esv and where he went IS not yet posi-
t.rey known. However. there is n
strong surmise because Of a series of
circumstances just how General Castro
fsached Venezuela.
The impression is strong. despite de-
tals, that General Castro was in Ha-
Fana few weeks ago, that having been
st first place Of landing after leaving
Rdsr an assumed name ana disguised
ne took passage from either Las Palmas
Teneriffe in steamer Of the Spanish
transatlantic Line. going direct 10 Hs-
ana There General Castro had the
ready aid Of Gumersindo Rivas 10 help
nm on his wsv Rivss was the editor
h Constitucional." which was the
onaal newspaper Of General Castro
'1nng the entire time he was President
Caracas.
Shor Rivss, who also has been in
'Ne since the advent Of General Gomez
power, has always remained loyal II
II iormer chief. lie now is a member
us banking firm Of Silveira e. Co. in
.s'dna. the senior member of which is
'~ friend Of General Castro. II NAV
'od now that some time ago Sefor
"'S asked President Jose Miguel
'0nez OF Cuba 10 permit General Cas-
~ % come 10 Havana. but that the
.aOan President withheld his sanction
1.-THE time.
''Uh Havana. where General Castro
s1eeoeo IN hiding himself from public
80 ne went 10 either Santiago de
20 OF Nipe Bay. almost within sight
ue United States naval station at
c"'ahamo, where he embarked for
'moia- " is noteworthy that il vas
O'scusion,' a newspaper OF Ha-
on inendly terms with the Silveira
ISIS mat was the first 10 announce
general Castro had landed at Bar
'uli's' Colombia. and told Of the as
eo name under which he travelled
~ Mo his identity
."auhuing incognito General Castro
' 'he last leg Of his furtive trip an
-. matter-that is, for him. 1t is told
". ne landed on the west coast Of
1eia IN a motor boat. Whether he
:. i0he IN the boat on that hazardous
- S'es not make much difference In
n. 'ae OF General Castro. for not even
"0st bitter enemy would doubt that
''uired II.
Long Trip After Landing.
49,. Probably landed somewhere in the
ton VI VI coro, about twp hundred miles
Varaeas, but a hard march even
cHSoaek. The trip from the coast
o.. O'0'noia 10 the point where General
49, must have landed in Venezuela
\. eke two days by steamer, so that
Al. MS little motor craft would prob
aske It IN three or four days.
now that Castro is back in his
va. country II remains 10 be seen
=, ne can regain his lost Office. lie
r.,. 20 friends in this city among the
sv.ssns. but nevertheless they are
W. 20 IN their opinion about the likeli-