THE I’M ALONE

Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 10

THE I’M ALONE

CANADA’S ATTITUDE INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION POSSI2LE Press Association —Bv Telßgrar h—Copyright ( WASH INGTOX, March 27. Tim Canadian Legal inn to-day clari'’d its position in connect.inn with the ’’m Alone case, it emphasised that it was not defendins rum-runner-, hut it was determined to have all the rjuest:oi:s of jurisdiction and rights under the treaties and international law definitely settled ns a, result of the incident. Canada hopes that the United States will find that there is no basis for resisting the demands for satisfaction, hut. if necessary, Canada will pres.-, the case to international adjudication by arbitral ion. Legation olmials asserted lliat [here would be no hasty move made, ami that it would he a long t iiino before any definite step was taken. lb is pointed out that at present the pileslion is decidedly in llm “ fact finding '' stage,—Australian Cress Association.

STHONCi FEELING IN BELIZE. BELIZE (Brit. Honduras). Afar. 27. Mr (L I’m,si-ll Taggart, the United States Consul Imre, sought police protection to-day because of the high feeling displayed over the sinking of the schooner I’m Alone, two members of the crow of which, lived at Belize. Tho authorities are taking every precaution to prevent an attack upon the consulate.—Australian Press Association. CAPTAIN HANDKM, SPEAKS. “ SUNK IN THE OPEN SEAS.” LONDON, .March 27. In the course of an Atlantic tclopho; conversation Captain Handed, from the Planter Hotel, New Orleans, told tho ‘Daily Express’: “We knew what the people in Old England would think when they heard wo had been sunk in the open seas. The crew are a wdtjiderlul lot. They’re all damned angry at tho treatment received. Before the ship was sunk tho men shouted; ‘To hell with them, captain; let the blighters sink us. We have got to die sonic time, and. by God, we’ll die under tho British Flag.’ I do not suppose there will be any decorations for my crowd, but they have won their honours. I got mine in the war. The Yankee; never gave us anything like ns fair a chance as we got in war time.”—Australian Press Association.