New-York tribune., 1909-09-03

reached the North Pole there can be no doubt
about IT, His sCientinc discoveries will provs
that"
, committee under the presidency Of the Min
lister of Commerce has been formed to arrange
"a fitting reception to the explorer on his arrival
at Copenhagen. D~ Maurice F. EEan. the
American Minister. will DE aboard a special
steamer which viii he sent out by the Royal
C;eocraphicaI society tomorrow To meet Dr.
cook. who is on his way here on the steamer
Hans Egede
rba Danish government tonight dispatched
the torpedo boat Juland from Aarhus 70 NEE,
pr. cook and the JuIIand will probably come
across the Hans Esede off The Skaw. The COM
r1a0der will convey congratulations 70 the eN-
pIorer ON behalf of the government
lie special committee of the Royal Geographi-
cal society will invite pr. Cook 20 be the So
cietv's guest during his stay at Copenhagen.
Rooms have been reserved Tor him at the Hotel
Phoenix.
Washington. sept. Maurice F. Egan. the
United states Minister at Copenhagen. has tele-
rfarhed the state Department that Dr. Cooks
reported discovery Of the North Pole has been
corroborated by Dergaard Jensen. the Danish
inspector of North Greenland.
London. Sept pr. Cooks narrative of his
thrilling Journey to the North Pole. while it has
not removed the doubts raised to his having
really accomplished the feat he claims. has at
least set ar rest the improbable suggestions ad-
vanced i'm some quarters yesterday that he had
attained not the North Pole. but the magnetic
pole.
The London newspapers are not wholly con-
vinced by the narrative. and persist that it will
I've necessary 10 await more details and reports.
.fy-, R1.r- fel-tr yr-1fe
has beaten rhe ablest polar explorers. provided
with everything that money could purchase.
could have been achieved in such a seemingly
offhand and unpremeditated manner, and with
such ease and quicIness.
At the same time they pay tributes of ad-
miration TO Dr. Cook. The Daily Telegraph
says:
1t is for the moment beside the question TO
discuss the accuracy ~ probability of DIR. Cooks
statement II is neither just nor generous to
question in any way the genuineness of such a
claim before full details of the expedition are
made public by the traveller himself. Indeed.
we have much sympathy because of the Difficult
ties bv which Dr cook or any other solitary ex-
plorer is hampered in attempting to convince
skeptical world of geographical experts of the
reliability of his observations and reports. We
trust when the proper time comes for fun and
impartial examination of the record of the eX-
pedition DR. cook WI, meet with the fairness
and consideration his particular case especially
invites"
"'The Morning Post" says IF Or. Cock has
found a new track To the pole in short a time
as thirty-fve days, others can follow in his foot
steps ara verify his story for themselves
When the matter has been set beyond all doubt
the civilized world will acclaim Cook as one OF
the greatest explorers of ali time"
Or Hugh r. MIL former librarian of tho
Royal Geographical Society, is rather skeptical.
but says that great weight must be attached TO
the opinion of polar experts in America. "I
should particularly like TO know General
Cireely's opinion he said. Ny own feeling Is
that our present information is insufficient to
base any opinion upon
Sir Martin Conway. a noted explorer thinks
that DIR. Cooks claim could be accepted If his
story on examination was found to hang to-
gether
Sir Charles S. Mares who commanded tho
in 1873 and was with an Arctic ex-
pediton in 1875. says: I should ask DIR. Cook
to what distance from the pole the polar land