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Show , mated that Castro had already a Tcssel I fitted up In a European port ready to sail for-Venezueia in tho interest of a revolution at a moment's notice. Bordeaux, March 26. "If I am a criminal, why don't my accusers have the courage to allow mc to return to Venezuela and defend myself?" exclaimed ex-claimed CIprlano- Castro, today, when agents of .the French .steamship company com-pany officially informed him that ho must leave the steamer Guadaloupe, on which he sailed today, beforo that steamer reached Venezuela. The former for-mer Venezuelan president was furious at the action taken by the steamship company. i Castro's protestations wero all In vain, however, and he had to accept tickets to Port of Spain, Trinidad, only. His only statements made here, leave no doubt of. hla Intention to try to or-ganlzo or-ganlzo a revolution to overthrow his enemies and re-establish himself at Caracas. Castro today had a long conference with a Mr. Roy, agent of- a PaIs com- pany, engaged In the manufacture of arms. It la believed that a shipment j : of arms was discussed. I Caracas, Monday. March 22, via Port j of Spain. March '26. Every effort la i being made to re-establish quickly cable communication between Venezuela Vene-zuela and the outside world. A new contract with the French Cable company com-pany is being drafted. CASTRO NOT ALLOWED TOP Ex-President Furious at Ac tion Taken by S(eara ship Company Paulliac, France Mar. 26. CIprlano Castro, former president of Venezuela, and party left here this afternoon for Port of Spain, Trinidad. Mr. Roy, the respresentatlve of a Paris firm, engaged in the manufacture manufac-ture of fire arms, vho had a long conference con-ference with Senor Castro, today, declared de-clared that he was convinced that Castro Cas-tro would again be declared dictator of Venezuela In six months. He inti- |