The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
Americans Feat Arouses Great
Interest, But Regret Is Ex-
pressed That It Had Not
Been Done by Englishman.
NEWS IS SENT TO THE
KING AT MARIENBAD
Unsuccessful British Explorer
Points Out That Dr. Cook
Was Not Accompanied by
Civilized Man as Witness,
ENGLISH PAPERS DOUBT 1T

London, Sept. DR.. Frederick A.
Cooks feat has created tremendous
interest among all classes here, es-
pecially geOgTaphers.
The brief telegram concerning his
achievement printed in last evenings
papers, together with sketches Of DR..
Cooks record and all known preIim-
inaries Of his expedition, were read
with the utmost eagnerness and there
Is the greatest curiosity to hear the
story Of the explorers triumph.
The news was Immediately sent to
King Edward at Marienbad, and he
displayed the greatest interest.
The London morning. papers give this
the premier place and print every avail
able item concerning DR.. Cooks expl0r-
Ptions. EditoriaIiy. however. the papers
in general, while giving ungrudging hon
or 10 DR.. Cook. as a man of reputation
well fitted 10 achieve the triumph. are In
Clined TO skepticism and think it advis-
able to await details from Dr. Cook him
self Some disappointment is expressed
that Great Britain has thus been robbed
Of the enVied honor. but there is salts
faction that 1t goes at least 10 a man OF
AnglO-SaEon blood bearing a name al
ready famous I'm sea story.
Newspaper Praise.
The Chronicle says: "AU honor to the
daring man, who, given up as dead, has
appeared with the news of victory"
Capt. Robert F. Scott. commander
Of the British Antarctic expedition Of
10000, i'm an interview says. When I
saw DT. Cook in 1901. he gave me valuable
Information which proved of great ser
vice on the discovery expedition He
impressed me as being well fitted for
polar exploration. From the meager
news received today. he seems to have
made an average of twelve miles daily
from Cape Columbia TO the pole. very
good progress, indeed. considering the diff
ficulties of the ice packs.
Remembering the experiences of Mark
ham and PearT, il must be imagined that
Cook had extraordinary good luck i'm
getting nOTthWaTd at such sDead He does
not appear to have Travelled over Peary's
latest route, which starts at a point con-
siderably to the eastward Of Cane Column
bla so that It is scarcely fair 10 suggest
that he has taken Peary's route"
An Awkward Position.
Captain Scott believed the absence OF
Francke, his only civilized companion.
placed DR.. Cook in an awkward position IL
he wished to return with COrrObOrative
evidence, but it could scarcely be expect
ed when he saw the possibility Of reach
ing the pole simply with the aid of the
EsQuimauX that he would fOregO the
journey only because he was not accom-
panied by another civilized man"
Captain Scott said that if an American
had succeeded I'm reaching the pole it
must be remembered that that country is
ON ton in pioneer efforts. Great Britain
still holds the premier position i'm Ant
arctic exploration. and he added that It
is to be hoped Englishmeu would not let
sin the honor Of the conquest Of the South
DOle by neglect such as has been shown
lately in North polar exploration.