The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-31
Exiled Venezuelan Not
Permitted to Visit
This Country.
n A G. Ell 0 RIDE R
HIM DE P 0 R t E d
Action Taken Following Refusal
to Answer Questions as to
Murder of General Paroles.
Charge of Cold-Blooded
Killing Said to Be Fully
Substantiated.

Washington. January 3O-Cipriano
Castro. former president OF Venezuela.
was to-day denied admission 20 the
United states as a vieitor by Charles
Nagel, Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor The Nenzuelans unwaverlng
refusal 20 answer the question whether
" lille president OF his country. he was
party 20 the killing of General Paroles.
was the cause OF Secretary Nagei
order Cor his deportation.
The Cabinet minister sustained the
adverse report of the immigration su,
thorities against Castro on the ground
that his declination 70 answer may IN
Itself constitute an admission by con-
duct" OF the commission OF felony
The immigration law bars from entry
any person convicted of or admitting
the commission Of crime involving
moral turpitude. providing ~ Is hoV
purely a political ofense. The secre-
tary held that the murder OF Paroles
was not purely political crime
Compelled to Answer.
Further. the secretary declared that
an alien was compelled TO answer. yes
or no" any pertinent question re
garding his admissibility. If permitted
to refuse he maintained that the lrnini-
era ton service might Just as well ao-
journ."
The alleged iulOrIIdtlpu dsdiitct
tro was furnished the Department OF
Commerce and Labor by the State De
partrnent and Secretary NaRel. in ms
decision frankly admits that but Tor
the State DEPARTMENT. action. Castro
probably would have been admitted
without Question "Cipriano Castro :
former position as president of Nene-
zuela." he added, would, unoer orui
nary circumstances. have furnished
further inducement for such action
The Immigration Bureau. he declared,
had followed the same course IN MS
case as that pursued in any other where
official warning had been given regard
ing the character of an alien
1T is officially charged. said Mr.
y agel. that Castro, while president
of Venezuela and in fun possession OF
the authority Of that state. directed
the killing Of Paredes without trlai or
hearing of any kind Paroles at that
time having been made prisoner while
engaged in revolt against Castro
The information that Castro ordered
the killing of the general under these
Mr.. Nagel declares to be
specific and confirmed by authenticated
copies of original kilograms
View Is Questioned.
The secretary admitted the decisions
in extradition cases seem to hold that
such crime would be political al
though this view has been questioned
by high authority Consideration.
he added. however. must be given 20 the
fact that the alleged offense was not
by a person engaged IN
revolution against constituted authority
but by the president of the republic
in full control of the authority OF the
State who denied the benefit of the very
law which he was charged TO preserve
Also. the secretary pointed out that the
immigration law was amended IN isoS
81 as 10 exempt offenses purely
political and not involving moral
turpitUde-
Tine alien Is not in criminal court
where he might stand upon his rights
and refuse to make confession
concluded the secretary He is before
an administrative body asking for the
privilege to enter and he IS under the
necessity Of qualifying for that pur-
pose