The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-08
COOK IS SOUGHT
AS A LECTURER

Copenhagen, Sept. IA remarkable
result Of Commander Peary's rivalry
with DR.. Cook for the discovery of
the pole Is that DR.. Cooks profits
from the enterprise likely VIII be
largely increased. He received today
offers for his books and lectures at
twice the figures previously rendered.
One American cabled tedms almost
startling and 1t IS believed, far be
yond any 'sIiiff hitherto patf fore9uef,
WORK DIK. Cook Is likely t5eaccett sneA
offer, IL.
Tho controversy is beginning TO wax
warmer here. Commander Peary's
statement Is unanimously accepted as
true, but there is very large follow
inC faithful bo DR.. Cook. HIS lecture
before the Geographic society here to-
night however, added little informa-
tlon he had given out with reference
to his expedition, and he repeated his
intention 10 withhold details until the
publication of his book.
The king and queen, Prince and
/ Princess George OF Greece and many
members Of the royal family tonight
witnessed the presentation to DR..
Cook of a gold medal by the crown
prince and listened TO the explorer s
lecture afterward In introducing the
explorer the crown prince said that his
reception In Greenland and at Copen-
hagen showed the way the Danes ap-
preciated his wonderful exploit. The
prince then begged the honor II pre-
Senting 10 him the medal OF the geo.
graphic society,
DR.. Cook told his story without hes
itatlon, but most OF his statements
had been given out before.
Work Has Been Slow.
p! "It is tc0 early" he said. TO give
the general results OF the expedition
Time Is required to digest the work
OF polar effort This northward dash
has occupied the minds OF men for
more than 800 years. Slowly and
surely the ladder OF attitudes has been
climbed with various degrees OF sue
cess Experience was gained and each
expedition prolited by the misfor
tunes OF its predecessors.
"The art of polar travel has beer
created, and this art was the nucleus
of our equipment. We changed tao
tics TO suit our purpose, but | an
bound to acknowledge at the outse
that success would not have been pos
sible without the less fortunate fore
runners. All honor TO the pioneers
the pathfnders to the pole, the earl!
explorers. We are particularly IN
debtod to Nansen and Peary and man!
Danish explorers for the last stages 3
linojar prosress. y IN InS case am IS
pecialfy INDEBTED TO Captain Sverdrup
who is here tonight His work gave
us a new road which afforded US
chance TO try the ice a little furthe
west.
Follows Sverdrup's Route.
Although proiiting by other yer
lures, our expeditions differed in i'm
portant respects. The route we 81
lected I had planned out years ago a
a result of reading the splendid nal
ratIve of Syerdrup. About the middl
Of 1897 when we started. the pole wa
no part of the program. which aime
altogether at Study and recreation
with the pole possibly as futur
problem"
DR., Cook cleared up the doubts abou
the lowest temperature reeorde;
which, he reiterated. was elshty-thre
degrees below zero. Fahrenheit. Fl
said he had no doubt that the observ;
tions made would prove that he ha
been on and around the ninetieth dc
gree.
Wants No Controversy.
'Tf | have been within a circle XII
omter In diameter where the pole
situated" exclaimed the explorer,
am satisfied that that is quite sur
cient for practical purposes. | wi
say no more until nv book Is pu
lished"
When shown the dispatch which sal
that Commander Peary claimed to /
the first man to reach the North Po
DR.. Cook said
Commander Peary. of course. ca
say whatever he wishes. am not a
customed to indulge in controversial
= All | have to say about Command,
Peary is that II he says he reached tt
North Pole believe he reached Il
North Pole"