The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-21
To REACH
NORTH POLE
Comdr. Peary Gives His
Plans TO Assembled
Geographers.

Com'r Peary announced 10 the geog-
raphers OF ali the world. when they were
gathered IN New York city for their IN
ternationa1 congress the other day. that
he IS going 10 make another dash for
the north pole, using ship he Is
having specially built for the purpose
Very few arctic or Antarctic expedi-
lions have been made IN specially built
vessels and that IS why so many have
failed Often light craft never intended
for ice navigation have been used BY
explorers Only two ships have been
| specially constructed for polar work
within recent years-Nansen's Fran and
the Discovery. now IN the Antarctic
sea with the National British Expedi-
ton"
Most men experienced N Arctic ex-
ploration believe that Con'r. Peay has
q good chance OF reaching the north
pole or al all events getting nearer 10
It than any man las yet gone. His
wonderful perseverance, eliminating n
his reaching the most norfherly point OF
i Greenland has greatly impressed them
Adj Sir Lewis Beaumont. an Arctic
explorer of renown. expressed the view
OF al his British colleagues when he
said. after a -~oer had been read b,
Peary before the Royal Geographical
society IN Lendon last November
Comr Peary viii 90 back 10 the
Arctic with a b170wiedre OF the work 70
be done ard Of the way to do Il which
Is uIlrIyaied, and, therefore. II 4 IS
possible for him N hrs ship 20 reach ]
the furthest point that has been reached
by ShIp-tilat Is, Flpberg Beach, g I
degrees and p minutes believe that /.
with the courage which he has shown
and with the help OF those Eskimos /,
who seem 10 be his very children there i
may be q possibility OF success Nc one
vii be more glad OF Il than these who /
have been there and seen the difficulties i
70 be overcome No one viii welcome
the fact fnat he has reached the pole /
more than this audience, which COM
prises 50 ulanE Arctic explorers
PEARY'S PLANS.
At this meeting OF the Royal GeogTaph-
icaI society. Peary gave what was prob
ably his briefest and best summary OF
what he hopes 10 do. His words On
that occasion have never been publish
ed. except N the official proceedings /
OF the society. He said.
My plan OF campaign requires bur
a few words 1t contemplate the
utilization or the utmost efforts and
fullest resources OF the whale sound
Eskimo; the use OF dogs for traction
power. a shin which shall drive me 70
the northern shore OF GrlnnelI Land,
and a refinement OF the methods and
equipments {1he result OF years OF ex-
peTience) which VIII enable me toi
cover the distance from Grinnen Land
10 the 1ole and back between early
February and June
My P01zr creed can be quickly stat
ed Il contains three articles. L IS
held By many Americans besides my
self. from thar splendid, vigorous,
typical American personality who stands
al our head, down 81
I'D The north pole should be at
tanned As mater CT accession 10
geographical knowledge, as a matter Of
prestige II IS prize worth the utmost
effort The struggle for Il has been
gc1Eag On nearly four centuries. Its al
faiumert vii! be the sign OF mans final
conquest OF the globe rs nou-attaiT.-
meut IS today reproach both TO our :,
bciasted civilization and our alleged abil-
tiles
Inc QLl4N d@k4-AB@E A@t-E< ~
the pole IS the Smith sound route, offer
ing as Il does q land base 100 miles near
CT the pole than any other route, less
actively moving ice pack. wider base
TO which 10 return and a practicable
and weIl-known line OF retreat 10 lower
ATTITUDES N the event OF uIs1ap 10 the
ship Il
la The attainment OF the pole Is
peculiarly an object Tor American pride
and patriotism he North Aneslcan
world segment IS our home, cur natural,
ultimate destiny It's bounds are the
istEl171ns and the pole More than this,
.Ve want the pole because II Is the pole,
and because you, and VIZ and practlcai-
II al the other civilized nations OF me
world. have been trying Tor Il for nearly
for1r centuries. and we have not got L
ret and because TO Win II wIl be the !
crown OF those four centuries OF effort ,
ard sacrifice and SPLENDID heTc5sEu-
Naturally an audience OF British -AFc-f
mr. explorers could hardly Indorse
Pearv's third proposition; but they
cheeTed him until they were hoarse-
Crave scientists and 2y-headed ad-
--,-zIs were so worked I'D by the eTl-
4f1lssiasm that they behaved Ike sc1ool-
bCys.
4 QUESTION OF MONEY.
Although hundreds OF expeditions
have tired 70 reach the north and south
roles. and have always Jailed, Arct11
and Antarctic explorers wlta few ex-
rer4ior,s believe that the poles can De
reached. hey say that the Whole qI1eS-
t4o-7 * one OF money!, assuming OF
course. that the leader IS well guam