VENEZUELA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 494, 29 April 1909, Page 5

VENEZUELA.

.GQMJSZ LIBERATES HIS ENEJJIES. CASTRO AN UNDESIRABLE.. (ni TELEOUApH—PHESS ASSOCIATIOif—COriBIOHT.) Paris, April 27. • ExrPresident Castro has returned to Paris. jSe is virtually excluded from tho wostorn hemisphere. ;■ ■ Caracas, April 27. President Gomez, of Venezuela, has liberated all persons Who were arrested when Castro was overthrown, including those who were connected with the plot against Gomez's life: ":' : ''. *' ■■

THE ACTIQNS AMP POLICY OF GOMEZ. ; Juan Vicente Gomez, President of Venezuela in succession to Castro,' is evidently a remarkable man. 'When Castro left for Europe, Gomez, as Vice-President, became Acting-Pre-pent/ Thersi drio jndjeatjods jtija't ftbn'iez "jivas W|' Gastro ■until frs discovered ja plot of pSWPS mends to assassinate hin'i; and there js some ground for a belief that the plot.was inspired by Castrp" hjmsejf, ■ News ,of the conepireey/ejiehed Opmez pne night fest.December. pnd _in t|ie mprniilg he'p.erspnjdly ,and Vmm aid arrest Pfistrp's brother .(the commander, pf a regiment) mi mj<#&r sf ; tho PWSpiFfltPFg, TfH'PS Cardenas.. The fetter-a tWWptM tp shoot ,Gpmpz, w|ip Win. Other arrets fpJlflwen!.. Wow .flproe?? appears. |Lp. be showing that he pan forgive ns. we|| as strike.. The courage wMc|i he shpwed in.December commended him tP im mm, and the'spirit which he now displays should.certainly not diminish his nopumrifJ, flj.s. pphpy to tho Ppwprs with whom gasfcrn quarrelled has been conciliation.' "" : He suspended (the operation of Castro's decree affecting trodp with Curacao, and the Dutch warships were withdrawn. To'Jfyrope ho sent Br, Pfiul, formerly Pprpign Ji mister,' to settle .Vfipzuela/e .lisnutcs therp, .■'"'. '." ' ■This was,no) all..- Gomez resumed friendly .reatii)ns;w}tlif the'.sister'republic, 'Colombia, re eased _all pf Castro's political prisoners, tftblisbd freedom -of 'the press/, abolished Castro's |p nipnppply, ami jnyjted all tho political exiles tp return, T.V leaders of tho Matos rebellion-at once started ■ for Venezuela, General Rpjandp saying he would heartily support Me new. President. The. Venezuelan offipps. pf-tllP Nejv York pnd flermudez Asphalt Oompanv (fined. 5,000,000 dollars by Cpstrofwere rpppenpa, It is said , t)iat the. .antlwr/ty of Gonißins:generally recognised,, and that foreign Ppwers are,regarding his course/with approval.