Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-02
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, Nov. 2.

correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette. J
Washington, Nov 2.
That Commander Robert f. Pesry
reached the North Pole is the unanimous
opinion OF the subcommittee of the
National Geographic Society appointed
to investigate his claims. The report Of
the subcommittee, consisting OF Prof.
Henry GsuDett, Prof 0 Fl. Tittmapn,
and Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester, Is
being drawn up today, snd will be sub
mltted to the fall committee on research
tomorrow. 1t will then be formally
adopted By the society snd made public,
Commander Pfary, who bad been sum-
moned to Washington by The sub-com-
mittee, left last right for Boston, having
demonstrated by mesuS of his instru-
ments aud certain original field notes to
the entire Satisfaction of the three scien-
lists that be stood on the top of the
world April 6, 1909. Immediately
upon the official announcement Of
the sOciety's action, Commander Peary
will begin arrangements for q lecture
tour. The decision 10 the PesFy case Is
entirely Independent of bis controversy
with DR.. Cook. The subcommittee Wss
appointed merely to ascertain whether
or not Peary reached the pole No de-
cision has been reached by the society
IS yet regarding ga investigation of DR..
Cooks claims. Some of the members
are opposet to waiting until Cooks data
Is passed upon by the University of
Copenhagen, and favor taking up the
matter here at once.
Declaring tb at 1t will be the duty Of
the Ottoman nation to "use every form
of persuasion" to obtain q change in the
wording of the naturalization law OF the
United States and It's official interpreta-
ton, A. Rustem Bey, the Turkish charge
d'sffsires here, has issued a statement
protesting against the recent ruling that
Turks, Armenisns, Syrians and Arabs
cannot become nsturslized citizens OF
this country. he says that this decision
is evidently inspired by the theory that
these aces are an undesirable element TO
admit into the body polite Of the United
States, or, 10 other words, that they
constitute inferior races. To this be
vigorously objects.
A semi.oficial inlimstion has been
received In Washington 10 the eject that
Don Enrique Oortes, the Colombian
minister, will be recalled and another
envoy sent to take up with the United
States the question of negotiating new
treaty to take the place OF the recent
treaties which failed 10 pass the legis'
lature. 1t is doubtful whether he will
succeed in this mission as the treaty
negotiated by Secretary Root wss as
favorable to Colombia as any which that
country is likely to obtain. 1t Is also
reported that Husseiu KAHN BeY, Tnr-
kish ambassador to the United States,
who is now abroad on leave Of absence
will not return to his post. 1t Is ex-
pected that be will be appointed TO
Eur pesu country. he wss the first Tur-
kish envoy with the rank Of ambassador
to the u uited States and Is affiliated
with the Young Turks movement.
Hereafter imported fruit will have to
be removed from the docks within As
hours or it will be treated IS unclaimed
goods and sold by the government. This
decision, which is OF immense impor-
lance to fruit dealers, was rendered BY