The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-29
Cook And BaYYiU Meet
 Before Large Audience
Cook Tells Attactor Ie Speaks FalseResoutons Unfend ly to Explorer-Offers to Lead Another Party Top
 of Mt Mckinley to Get Records Left There

Frederick A. Cook adopted a resolution expressing confidence in the veracity of Barrill and Printz, the guides who made affdavits that Cook did not climb Mount Mckinley.
 The resolution read
 We. the people Of Hamilton, and Ravello county assembled, after. patiently listening to the charges and counter-charges exchanged by the par- ties to the Mount Mckinley contro- yersy, do declare our firm belief in the veracity of Edward Barrill and Fred erick Printz.Y
 This was carried by a large ma jority.
 After the meeting Dr. Cook said he did not care to discuss the result at present.
 Hamilton, Mont. October 2s.--Dr Frederick A. Cook, in an address here tonight denounced the tactics of hIs opponents as unfair. and defended his claims of having ascended Mount Mc- Kinley. He declared money was used corruptly in obtaining certain afff- davits against him.
 This is the home of Edward N Bar Till, who made a sworn statement that pr. Cook never reached the summit of Mount Mckinley. The explorer was enthusiastically received, however. and his address was generously applauded.
 Dr. Cook assured his many hearers that he would go up the mountain again and obtain proofs that he had made the first ascent.
 At the conclusion of his story of the attainment of the north pole, pr. Cook took up briefly the controversy regard ing his ascent of Mount Mckinley. He prefaced his remarks with this state ment:
 Satisfied that the people of 4non- tana believe in justice and fair play, I have come Into your commonwealth. not to seek revenge; not to enter Into a controversy with men with whom I had every confidence, but to ask for a fair deal. Tn ere is no malice in my heart; l am not here to invoke the strong arm of the law. My veraeity has been attacked by men residing in this community. They have fallen into evil hands and the tempation was too great. They have sold their rthright for silver and there probably was more than 30 pieces.
 I am here to give my version of the Mount Mckinley controversy and then leave my case in the hands of an hon. est body-the people of the great state of Montana. I will accept their verdict"
 Continuing Dr. Cook said:
 At the time ot my arrival in fsew York, after two years and three months in the arctic regions, and when all America was rejoicing over the dis covery of the north pole, there began a warfare to rob me of the glory of an achievement which was, and Is. rightly mine. Confident that my rival had triumphed after nearly a quarter of l century in quest of the great unknown, l. with all good Americans, rejoiced in his success, and In Copenhagen I de- clared there was glory enough for two. Despite the bitter attacks which have been made upon me my attitude In this respect is unchanged.
 "When this warfare failed, the enemy began this flank movement on the climb of Mount Mckinley; men with money to burn in the flame of infamy entered the arena. Men of this community whom I had previously thought honest fell vic- tim. Their statements were absolutely untrue. Still I hold no spirit of revenge or malice against these misguided men. My counsel, however, has been instructed to continue the investigation until we catch the guilty money-gfvers higher up
 Hamilton and Missoula have clearly shown their disapproval of this battle of injustice. They have shown they do not believe this malicious turn of rival pow CTS. Your fairness and your faith is a pledge of human nature with more than millions thrown into the hall of bribery
 For the present I am willing to trust my case to the citizens of Montana as a jury. After you have read the mass of testimony my counsel have collected I am ready to abide by your verdict Then. with a new expedition to Mount Mckinley, I will guarantee our future position. My records are on the sum- init of the Alaskan peak and accom- panied by unbiased, fair-minded men, I pledge you my word that I will again reach the top of the mountain and bring back this unquestionable proof of the success of my former expedition"
 At the conclusion of Dr. Cooks ad- dress. counsel for Barrill and Printz, the guides. arose and questioned the explo- rer's declaration that he reached the top of Mount Mckinley.
 Following this J. H. Durston. editor of the Anaconda Standard, introduced a resolution critcising Dr. Cook, and up- holding the two guides. This resolution was not adopted and a substitute of non committal character was presented by VI. son of Missoula.
 The debate on the Cook resolution was hot.
 Edward N. Barrill was brought to the platform during the excitement and said a few words in such a low tone he could not be heard by the audience. Dr. Cook repeated his declaration that he had scaled the Alaskan peak and said he would sign an affidavit to it.
 WbaD Rarril1. in a low voica danIarad that Dr. Cooks statement regarding the Mount Mckinley incident was incorrect the explorer replied by asserting to Barrills face that the latters state ments were false.
 tense. Barrill answered by demanding to know why Cook did not make an af- fidavit to the effect that he had scaled Mount Mckinley.
 The challenge had no sooner been issued than 1t was accepted by the doc tor and an affidavit was made by the explorer on the platform in the pres ence of the audience in which he de- clared he ascended Mount Mckinley; that Barrill was with him at the time, and that the records of his ascent were left on the summit of the peak.
 Hamilton, Mont. October 2s.-Queen Alexandra, through a message received tonight from Dr. Maurice Francis Egan, the American minister 10 Denmark con veyed her greetings to Dr. F. A. Cook, and expressed absolute confidence in his polar achievement.
 Dr. Egan's letter which is dated Oeto- Der '. in part reads:
 .'On Sunday night last. at the Kings dinner. at Charlottenlund, her gracious