New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
Sinking of I'm Alone" and njDlonlatic Notes

i This international exchange Of notes over the sinking of the 'I'm i Alonr' is becoming interesting, + | more involved. The ship was sent ! to DaNy Jones' locker by a round ot shot from a Coast Guard vessel, the commander of which suspected it or ! having q curco of rum aboard. One man was lost. That fact has caused a lot of headaches in tho state dc ,artment because the ship was ot l British registry.
 The formali,y of the communica- ,ioms exchanged only serves 10 con- fuse the layman who likes hls language straight and who cannot appreciate the dirty remarks which can be made by the use of the ian- yuaee Of diplomacy. Thus far the conversation. stripped Of its flowers and festoons, has been something I like this:
 ] Dear Uncle Sam:
 What's all the shooting about? How come your coast guard sank . the I'm Alone down in the Gulf or l Mexico. If your Coast Guardsmeh must have target practice why no' send them 10 the Great Lakes ana let them take pot shots at Chicago ; 1 underworld. Don't you think you are overdoine it a bit. Old Dear. 10 blow a British craft out of the wa ter? Britannia rules the waves, you know. and We Brtishers get all afflutter when you shoot one or our citizens, even though he is sea go- ing blighter. Somebody's going to get hurt some day if you keep this up. Now you gotta cut it out.
 TO which Uncle Sam replies:
 Yours of even date at hand and contents noted. The information contained in your letter will be thoroughly investigated and formal reply made. But we don't think 1t : SO.
 "Y'rs R'spfly
 UNCLE SAM UDictated but not "ead)
 And just about the time Uncle sam is licking the glue on the en- velope, in pops the French ambas- sador with the information that th' dead man wasn't a bally Britisher hut that he was a beloved citizen of Le Plus Belle France. Uncle Sam says he'll investigate and if anyone is to blame he will be severely dealt with, but he doesn't think anyone is to blame.
 Washington is still awaiting re- ports from other nations and would not be surprised if citizenship claims were made by the Lapps. the Let's the Esauimaux and the Lichten- steinere. not 10 mention to Ando. rans and the Terra del Fuegans. Modern Mother Defended
 By Noted English Scientist
 The modern mother" who ha: been made the goat of pulpit lee. ture platform. is an improvement a. far as the training of her childrer is con cerned. on the older mother according 10 Dr. Havelock Ellis. not cd distinguished scientist. In view of the fact that the modern mother has been condemned as being ligh Hl-IIl dliN anu iIfspoilSiDlS, bt. Ii lis defense of her is timely.
 Speaking of the charge that mod orn mothers lack disciplinary pow CTS, Jpr. Ellis writes:
 "'rhe child of today is less easil, moved 10 obey it's parents. and stil less 10 treat them with respect. H. treats his mother with familiarity which sometimes is shocking tt those of us whose attitude in child hood was so different, although w realize, as years go on, how mucl this method achieves that the ol' method could never attain. The nev mother was often herself brOugh up by the old method. and she sui fers sometimes from the freedom she leaves unchecked. But she ha realized that it is but a poor prep aration for life which lies in gos pei of Don'ts. And lying at tn foundation of society, which childrel never understand spontaneously - that however free we may be, w are not free to do the things whicl } interfere with the equal freedom o other people.
 "Ii is not 10 be assumed that th mot her Of the old days was entirc' wrong and the new mother of toda entirely right. The task is diff'cuI for any kind of mother. ana the oI