New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
ANTARCTIC RESEARCH.
u.,nNrocs INSULTS Nay FOLLOW.


j. r Buuen i'm The London Spectator
Beyond all question the present time is pc
ruIary opportuue for the Ifo7'. .'''h on AN,
ar.Ic research. For 4t must Doe borne lh hliHd
That ir that vast aud almost unknown ait"
more IMAM twice the size of Europe one ~
petition. however we'll equipped. taliiio, II 'i'
Ia uI- OF tuIlgs hope t' $50 more t'dh Sr''.
rart Of fine problems tuat silently await splN-
hon. What is undoubtedly lnf eat"I as ihe
IDEAL treatment of the Antarctic du'~.i'A ia tIi'
establishment o. an International Io.ai conn
mission such as attacked Ai'..' pl '','i-s Z"
Is>. Gordon Of expeditions surrounding the
southern polar regions, rell'7. nlalA. OF d4 -4'
great civilized Powers and working ln harmony
,lf.,f i,rac0uccircI lines toward definite ends.
vollll aud more iu one season t0 th, needed data
for the solution of the world problems hNpNcd
than isolated efforts could 90 DID O. ~ ,'l i'''l''.
But sine. there aye roN Two separate pai ',- q
work IN the Antarctic. ana a thlrd Will IL d.
hoped shortly be- on us way thiher' lhc'.
must be much valuable collaboraton as Wei
as many thousands of simultaneous oDserNa-
lions taken al far distant points. TINS nhEnl
have been the case al the Tune OF captain I'''s
VOYAGES when the French ana American OK
ueditiOus were both in high southern IautudeS.
But The opportunity was missed since lhch
science has made such gigantic strides IN INC
directiou OF instrumental equipment for such
work 10 say nothing Of the invaluable ADJUNCT
Of steam that even with only four parties al
tackIng the problem on differing inciidiaHs the
most mOmentous results may De eNpecI'u' ID.
After all. this planet or ours uhdei the pl5-
Notwithstanding touch Of these latter days. has
dwindled into very small place. And il seems
Dr.l,,etDrous that region like the Antarctic
sbould have been allowed TO retain so long the
secrets il undoubtedly holds. The illimitahle sea
OF stormy waters that rolls its uIhihdcied way
right around our globe where 30 busy Keel rut-
Nce no wave or smoke of painting steamship
1niuglcs with the pure. keen aiI-hoW strange
mat IL should FOR so long have Leon allowed To-
maintain it's primitive scclusion! Those appal-
ing barriers of apparently eternal ice. along
which Ross sailed for hundreds Of miles watch
inc with an indcscribabe fascination The hai-
ded pillows hurting themselves against me
plitforfng cliffs that rose sheer from the sea for
hundreds Of fcct-what lies behind them Those
burning mountains flaming high anna lleH
frozen Businesses. and lighting W the gloomy
civ for many leagues throughout the long, long
winter night have they no story to tell And
in spite of all belief TO the contrary, it may De
mat q land fauna will be found. that some AMI
mails may have been fitted to live in that won
darful country which far as is yet known,
is absolutely sterile Many firmly believe thal
a warm polar region exists at the southern cnd
Of our earths axis. but with recent llght upon
Tho theory OF a warm arctic sea within the on
circltnC barrier OF ice there can lie little eX-
notation that any such marvel viii be found In
the Antarctic.