Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
I'M ALONE ISSUE
TO Be ARB|TRATED
Action Will Be Taken Under
British American Treaty
of 1924.

By the Associated Press.
The dispute between the United
States and Canada over the sinking of
the rum runner I'm Alone by the Coast
Guard patrol boat Dexter, 200 miles of
the Louisiana coast, is to be submitted
to arbitration.
This action, suggested by Secretary
Stimson in his exchange of notes with
the Canadian government through its
Minister, Vincent Massey, will be taken
under a clause of the 1924 rlm-smug-
Cling treaty between the United States
and Great Britain.
This clause provides that a dispute
under the treaty shall be submitted frst
to two arbitrators, one nominated by
each government, and, that II. they faN
to agree 1t shall be referred, under the
claims commission agreement Of 1910,
to three arbitrators, including one neu-
trail
The correspondence on the I'm Alone
case, published this morning, disclosed
that the Canadian government con-
ceded that the schooner, which was OF
Canadian registry, had unquestionably
been engaged for number Of years,
under various owners, in endeavoring to
snnuggle liquor into the United States, "
but raised three points under the 1924
treaty.
Canadian Contention.
The I'm Alone, 1t held, was not within
the search and seizure limit OF "one
hours sailing distance from the Amer
icsn coast when hailed nor at any time
during the pursuit which ended with
her sinking: that essential elements OF
the international doctrine Of hot pur-
suit" were lacking in the case, and tflat
the sinking OF the vessel was too severe
a measure to effect American rights
under the treaty.
The American position set forth by
Secretary Stinson was that the I'm
Alone was within one hours sailing dis
tance of the shore when hailed; that
continuous and hot pursuit took place,
and that the sinking was JuStined. Re
plying to the Canadian contention that
pursuit under the treaty should be con-
fined to the one-hour sailing limit un-
less begun within the three-mile terri
torial waters OF the United States, Mr..
Stimson said:
Stims0n Statement.
SHOULD the right of the United
States authorities be denied to continue
the pursuit of vessels on the high seas
when they have been hailed within the
treaty limit. 1t would seem that the ad-
vantages proposed to be granted by the
treaty are ilMsory, since 1t would al
WAYS be open to offending vessels to
refuse to stop when signalled and nee
to the high seas
To an American contention that the
CAPTAIN OF the I'm Alone was responsible
for loss of the life OF Leon Maingui,
French member OF his crew, which Mr..
Stimson deplored, the Canadian gov
ernment replied:
TT would hardly appear possible to
absoIye from responsibility the cap
tain and crew of the revenue cutter,
who 200 miles from the United States
coast. riddled the schooner with shells
and plunged its crew into a rough sea,
and to transfer the responsibility for
the loss or life to the captain OF the
schooner for failing to provide life belts
for such contingency"
The arbitration clause OF the liquor
treaty by which the attempt will be
made to settle the case provides that
in the event that the two persons nomi-
mated fail to agree upon Joint report
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