The evening world., 1912-12-31
GEN. CASTRO HELD
AT ELLIS ISLAND;
..MAY Be DEPORTED
Former Dictator of Venezuela
Is Peevish, Even Though
He Has Royal Suite.
SENDS WIRELESS PLEA.
Special Board of Inquiry Will
Investigate His Fitness
to Enter To-Day.
SENDS WIRELESS PLEA.

~ me French liner la Tourains
steamed into port his morning with
Gen. Don Cipriano Castro aboard. the |
former Dictator OF Venezuela looked |
asrees at the Statue Of Liberty. but got
10 smile Of welcome In return. Ils de-
clAred the famous lady ought to he
taken down and renamed n he we're
not permitted to land.
The Little Corsican" OF South Amer
lee was allowed to land-oniy on Ellis
Island. Uncle Sam Ia afraid the Cen
srafs health may not be 90 good a. 1t
ought 70 os and. until sure. 10 going to
Ssok aftsr him tsnderiy lest he make
himself worse by becoming again the
storm Petrol" Of vsneGueiA
Don giipperyano" did not take at all
kinaly 70 this soiicitude. TIE things he
Boxed would make . book tumble oui
Of IL Sinding. but he took between his
tssA The end OF the brtstly little tuft
below he neither lip and gave Il . hard
bitA That meant. I'm full Of hope that
this 10 . mere del4y and that will yet
b aAmittsd 10 this hospitsble land"
a second lite meant, 1T ought u be
easy fer ma"
sENDs APPEAL PROM LINER ~
WiRglEee.
~ the liner approached the port
Castro put the following appeal upon
~ wireless:
Rseusi to permk me 10 dissnsbark
u New York win not surprise me.
but IN that case the American peo-
pie will have to cover W the Statue
Of Liberty Illuminating the World
which y placed In its great port.
Any enc With good sense can see
that ! cannot b . revolutionist in
any part Of the world. and above all
n the United States. where the
authersties would easily prevent any
such attempt on my part ] would
~ insane II tried to cause any
trouble there. I am coming simply
~ . traveller for . short sojourn,
with the Idea of seeing for myself
the great nation of Washington, Of
Lincoln and Of jefferson.
My coming proves that I am nei-
ther . rsvolutionist nor q sick man.
Each OF those terms excludes the
other. Truth cannot DO distorted.
That you should insult me simply
because visit you IL Uncomfortable.
CASTRO.
committee OF fellow countrymen and ad.
hsrents went TO meet him and had to
|. return alone. Castro was politely but
Armly notified by Commissioner Will
Hams that seaside quarters at the Ellis
Island Hotel were at his service until the
Board OF Inquiry has had = chat with
him. he was taken Y the island IN .
special boat.
~ HAS ROYAL SUITE At ELlls
ISLAND.
The General seemed overcome for a
momsnt when he learned he was I,
have me royal suite At the island. The
quarters were last occupied by tae
Prince Ptgnatelli OF the royal blood Of
t8pAln. and. a. was whispered to Castro
ehs Prince got through all right though
bard things were said about him At first
The quarters consist Of bedroom, sit
61ng.roOm. bath and roof garden. seps.
eate accommodation In provided for IN,
eounsr President's valet All v rem
tree % far as CAstro's pocket goes
ehouef the bill may be sent 20 IN,
Srsash Line. ana no may stay there
oasing on Miss Liberty aud the Land 81
1hs ysse until Secretary NaKel decides
m hs appeal. should he make one.
The Special Board Of Inquiry will si
to-day and the doctors OF the Immigra
taon Department will he asked Is /,
CAstro's fitness TO enter this country
1 u 10 understood that. n excluded. he will
- sent away simply under the immi
oratton laws and not a. q revolutions
Or . political fugitive.
Castro was on the liner under tn
uams OF 'senor Ruiz" At various time
~ has been suspected Of plotting 3
returu and re-estabiish himself as diets
OR. and the American Government ma
tSpt q Close watch on him. Within IN
last year New York was the heahqua.
: ters Of secret revolutionary committs
plotting aGainst President Gomez