The Irish standard., 1909-12-25
COOK CONDEMNED
AS AN |SHMAEL
SCIENTISTS THE WORLD OVER
QUICK TO JOIN THE ANVIL
CHORUS.
BROOKLYN MAN STILL MISSING
Minister Egan Still Believes Him
Honest, But Can't Account Fer
His Remarkable
Behavior.

Behavior.
New York, Dec. 23.-Prof. Herschel
G. Parker Of Columbia university, who
was member of the expedition at the
time DR.. Cook claimed to have climbed
Mount Mckinley, discussed the Copen.
hagen verdict. Prof Parker regarded
the verdict as triumph for science
and as credit to Denmark. DR..
Cooks position. he said, now was that
of man without a country" Den.
mark now energies from the whole
affair with credit" Prof. Parker de.
clared.
1t Is evident that no official pressure
was brought to bear upon the investi-
gators. The first error made by the
Danish people and the king was due
to their kindness of heart. They are
not to blame for that. And they de.
serve the highest credit for not wish
ing to stihe truth to save their faces.
Cooks fate will be that OF a man
without a country He has made HIM
self and his friends and the American
people ridiculous. It will be q great
deal harder for him to live down this
act than an ordinary act of criminality
One OF my friends expressed it very
we'll when he said that he had rather
be imprisoned for life for a statutory
crime than be branded MS Cook now
stands branded before all the world.
Il don't think Cook will ever be
heard Of again. think he has left the
country and never will show himself
among any Of his former associates.
Cook has broken the code of ethics of
explorers, and this is his worst offense
He has claimed falsely what others
sought with great effort and at risk Of
their lives And, besides the dishonor
of this, his exposure now furnishes the
records Of exploration and works an
| injury to other explorers"
Harold Jacoby Rutherford, professor
of astronomy in Columbia university.
expressed the sentiments of his asso-
ciates In the department when he said
that the conclusion arrived ut by the
Danish scientists in the case Of DR..
Cook was expected at Columbia from
almost the very start
THE Danish committee must have
had an easy task" said DIR. Jacoby
Cook having presented nothing origi
nal"
Professor Jacoby. however. thought
that Cook should not be called the
greatest imposter Of the age. Cook 3
| &c nj ou1nr Ia Soid
Evidently he did go up into the
arctic regions, and did perform most
difflcult Journey only he lied about his
having reached the pole. He should
not, therefore, be classed as common
imposter."
Professor Marshal II. Saville, chair
man of the committee of the Explor
club would expel Cook. replied, THAT
is a matter that will have to come up
before the board of governors. II
alone has the power to expel."
what do you think of DR.. Cook
now?' was asked.
"Why, he seems to have been ex
ploded." replied Professor Saville.
| DO YOU Lut l\dINHhl NcO
graphical society will want TO look
over the Doctors proofs?" was asked.
II don't see that it is necessary
was the reply. Il think it's about
over"
stebbin's Regrets.
DR.. Roswell l. Stebbins, who headed
the committee of the Arctic Club oil
America, which gave DIR. Cook the
spectacular welsome home from Copen
hagen last September and later the
brilliant banquet at the Waldorf-As
toria, was utterly cast down over the
news from Denmark.
IF it had not been for me there
would have been no banquet for DIR
Cook when he came back" said DIR
Stebbins, ruefully. Il wish now
hadn't been so insistent. The way
reasoned was this: l felt that DR.
Cook was entitled to be feted by hi.
fellow members in the Arctic club. be
lieving that he would prove his claim
to the discovery of the pole. He hat
been gorgeously received at Copenha
gen and 1t seem ID to me that we would
he sighting him II we failed to dt
something. felt that II it turned GU
that he hadn't discovered the pole tn.
club couldn't be blamed anyhow. To-
we had the dactor's word that h,
would produce his proofs"
Herbert l.. Bridgman, secretary o
the Peary Arctic club, and membe
Of the Explorers club, was firmly o
the belief that DR.. Cooks membership
In the explorers organization woult
be terminated. II don't see how tn,
club can consistently keep him as
member" said Bridgman. Gle ha
proved himself man without honor
plain deceiver. Such men are no
wanted in the Explorers club"
BridEman went on to say that h
was not surprised by the decision a
= Copenhagen 1T never occurred to m
at any time that Cook was anythin
but imposter," Bridgman declared
1.-THE day: he: made his announcement
declared Cooks record was such tha
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