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Show WWJTE HOME Says God and Destiny Call Him Back to Venezuela Paris, March 23. Clprlano Castro, the fojrjf.recii&S: of Venezuela, and the member-: cf his party, lett this city this morning lor Hordeajx. At the railroad station, Senor Castro confided con-fided to a email group or Venezuelan adherents and admirers, his intention of re-establishing hl power in Venezuela" Ven-ezuela" by a revohuion, should this be necessary. After entering the car. where he donned the-gild embroidered skull cap, that has figured in every description of Castro when he was an occupant of the yellow house at Caracas, the deposed president ot Venezuela leaned from a window ana spoke to his countrymen with an earnestness earn-estness and passion which lett no (ioubt in their minds Uiat he was convinced con-vinced that he was another Napoleon icturnlng from Elba to rc-conquer his country. "Like Francis I, all is lost save honor," hon-or," ex-President Castro declared, "l am going back to Venezuela. My country needs me and my mission." Castro declared that his trip to Europe Eur-ope had been misunderstood both at home and abroad. Ke had come to the continent not only because ho needed medical treatment, but also to serve his country by Interesting foreign for-eign capital in Venezuelan industries. Ho spoke' bitterly or the treachery or Juan Vicente Gomez, and predicted that those now in control of the state vrould" drive the country into bankruptcy. bank-ruptcy. In conclusion, Castro denounced as lies, the stories of his fabulous wealth, and said he was not even rich enough to remain in Europe, where, furthermore, further-more, life had no attractions ror him. His Impassioned nature, he explained, yearned for activity and forced Uim rgain into the tumult. As the train pulled out of the station, Castro 3 parting words were: "I believe that God and destiny call me back to Venezuela. 1 intend to accomplish a mission there, cvci though it involve ruin." |
