Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-31
Castro Barred
 From Country
SECRETARY NAGEL PASSES ON
 vENEZUELAN's CASE
KILLING OF PAREDEZ
Government Has Information That He Ordered It Without Trial or Hearing of Any .kind-counseI to Fight.

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Cipriano Cas- tro, former president of Venezuela,
 was today denied admission to the United States as a visitor by Charles Nagei, secretary of commerce and la DOT The VenezueIan'S unwa.veTing re- fusal to answer the question whether, while president of his country, he was
 party to the killing of General Par edeZ was the cause of Secretary Ma gels order for his deportation Silence Constitutes an Admission. The cabinet members sustained the adverse report of the immigration au-
 thorit1es against Castro on the ground tnat ms ms aecnnatfon to answer may
 In itself constitute an admission by conduct of the commission of a fel- ony. The immigration law bars from entry any person convicted of or ad-
 m1ttIng the commission of a crime in volv1ng moral turpitude, providing it IS not purely political offense. The secretary held that the murder of Par edez was not a purely political crime Alien Compelled to Answer. Further, the secretary declared that yes" or mo- any pertinent question regarding his admissibility If per mitted to refuse he maintained that
 immigration service might just aa well adjourn
 The alleged informa ton against Cas- tro was furnished the department of | commerce and labor by the state de partment and Secretary Nagel in his decision, frankly admits that but for the state departments action Castro, Castro probably would have been ad- | m1tted without question. "Cipriano
 probably would have been ad- l of Venezuela he added would un- der ordinary circumstances, have fur n1shed further inducement for such action" The immigration bureau, he declared, had followed the same course hot 1 other where official warning had been given regarding the character of an alien
 Directed Killing of Parsdez. Tt is officially charged said MT. Nagel, that Castro, while president of 1 Venezuela and in full possession of
 the authority of that state, directed 1 the killing of ParedsTf without trial | time having been made a prisoner 1 while engaged in revolt against Gas l trO."
 The information that Castro or l dered the killing of the general un- l der these circumstances. Mir Nagel de-
 clares to be specific and confirmed by
 authenticated copies of original tele- l grams.
 Net Engaged in Revolution. | The secretary admitted that dect- s1ons in extradition cases seem to hold 1 that such a crime would be political, although this view has been qlres- toned by high authoritiRs." COnsld- 1 eradon, he added however, must be 1 given to the fact that the alleged of l fense was not committed by a person I engaged in a revolution against con st1tuted authority, but ''by the pres l 1dent of the republic in full control l of the authority of the state who de- nied the benefit of the very law which he was charged to preserve" Also the secretary pointed out that the i'm
 migration law was amended In 1903 | so as to exempt offenses purely polit- 1 1caI and not involving moral turpi- 1 tude."
 Can't Regard Ht As Purely Political.
 T cannot assume" said MT. Nage1,
 that any act of violence. committed | by the highest authority of the state | during disturbance in disregard of 1 constituted authority, must under all
 circumstances be regarded as purely
 political and not involving moral turp- | itude. If such conclusion were to l be accepted then burning at the stake, or subJecting victim to tor ture, indeed, any offenses com | satisfy the exception, provided the act l Is committed during political excite
 ment and against a participant"
 Different from Criminal Court. 1 Regarding the broader question as l to the right of an alien to answer well 1 instability the secretary holds that
 the recognition of that privilege would
 result virtually in the admission oA i all aliens because of the failure of ] the contention that the admission of 1 the commission of a felony cannot be
 forced under the immigration law, but
 must be voluntary.
 The alien is not in a criminal court
 where he might stand upon his rights 1 and refuse to make confession" Con | c1uded the secretary. 'fHe is before an administrative body asking forstho S7riv ivTf1n fn
 the necessity of qualifying for that i purpose"