New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
BOUNDED BY US. FOR
5 YEARS, SAYS CASTRO
Venezuelan Exile Insists the
Roosevelt Administration Did
Not Give Him Square Deal"
LONG TALK WITH GAYN0R
This Country Aided Gomez to
Seize Presidency, He Alleges
Records in Washing
ton His Proof.

General Cipriano Castro paid a social
call on Mayor Gaynor at the City Hall
Yesterday The reception by the civil
The former President of Venezuela, as,
lis present status being undecided, his
visits i'm New York have been few and
none have been even indirectly of an
official character.
The arrangement for the visit was
made by George Gordon Battle. coun-
sci for General Castro in his fight to be
declared persona grata in this country,
and who accompanied him, with the
generals secretary. Alfredo Torregrosa.
acting as interpreter.
This meeting was just a little social
affair arranged partly to let General
Castro feel that he was not altogether
neglected. even though he has been de
clared an unwelcome guest by the
United States government. And he ap-
preciated the honor. For about three
quarters of an hour the two men
talked. through the interpreter, and
Mayor Gaynor expressed his regrets
over the trouble that General Castro
has had in trying to come in. and
hoped he would not he further put to
any annoyance.
Praises Mayor and Judge Holt.
When General Castro was leaving the
City Hall he paid this compliment to
Mayor Gaynor: Il have been put to
much trouble i'm getting into this coun-
try and | do not know whether my
troubles are over, but have found two
men whose personality is such that it
is we'll worth while to have been put
10 the trouble in order that | might
meet them. Those two men are Judge
Holt and Mayor Gaynor. These men
are men of truth and justice, and am
sure they uphold the liberties OF the
people
After his day of rest. General Castro
was again on the job yesterday with
his facile pen. with which he turned
out another statement whose purpose
was to set himself right before the
United States on matters concerning
his career as President Of Venezuela,
which. however, he had contended
while on Ellis Island, were not ques-
tons which concerned the immiSra-
ton authorities. General Castro IN
his statement not only sought TO make
rrLlic his own correct official conduct,
lnt to sh that he did not have a
squire deal" from the administration
Of Pres ident Roosevelt, for although nc
did not mention the name Of Mr.. Roose-
Welt. the subject to which General
Castro called attention was handled at
Washington during his tenure.
The former Venezuelan President
dealt Yesterday with one of the i'm
portant phases of his presidential ca
rcer the settlement of II foreign
= claims against Venezuela, including
those Of American companies and IN
lividuals, and which resulted in the
sevcring OF diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Vene-
zuela. following the blOckading of tho
Venezuelan coast by the warships OF
England. Germany and Italy. He de-
clared that after a mixed commission
appointed 10 adjudicatc the claims
against Venezuela had rendered us
awards and he faithfully tried 70
carry out the terms he was prevented
from doing so by the United States
government. although the matters had
been arranged, by means Of protocols
signed in Washington by Herbert w
Bowen, American Minister TO Vene-
zuola, representing the government of
Venezuela.
General Castro also qualified yesterday
his statement. made last Saturday. that
for five years he has been the victim OF
persecution by putting this alleged per-
secution Up TO the United States, which,
he said, had entered into an arrangement
with President Gomez. who by cour
d'ctat seized the executive power while
General Castro was in Europe, III, 70
keep General Castro from returning 10
his country, where he might have had ar
opportunity 10 look into the acts OF his
successor. whom he called traitor
II panied General Castro that the