Arizona republican., 1909-09-24

lieved then, as I believe now. if we 1 succeeded there would be time enough
 to fly the banner of victory Now | gentlemen, l appeal to you as ex- | plorers and as men, am I bound to appeal to anybody. to any man, to
 any body of men. for a license to look for the pole?
 You know we had every possible
 aid to success in sledge travelling. A big ship is no advantage. An army | of white men. who at best are nov ices, are a distinct handicap, while a
 cumbersome luxury of equipment is fatal to success. We chose to live a life as simple as that of Adam and
 We forced the strands of human en-
 durance to scientific limits. If you
 reach the pole there is no other way
 For our simple needs Mir Bradley furnished sufficient funds We were
 not overburdened with the usual aid to pleasure and comfort. But I did not start for that purpose.
 Now as to the efforts of the press
 to force things, of their picking from
 important records into print, in reply
 to this l have taken the stand that l have already given a tangible account of our journey It is as complete as the preliminary reports of any previ- ous expedition. The dates. observa- tions, records. are of exactly the same character. Heretofore such evidence has been taken with faith and the complete record was not expected to appear for years. whereas we agree to deliver all within few months.
 aI, We arrived April 2I, 1905 We dis covered new land along the 1O2nd meridian between the S4th and S5th parallel. Beyond this there was ab- solutely no life and no land. The ice was in large, heavy fields with few pressure lines. The drift was south of east, the wind south of west.
 Clear weather gave good regular observations nearly every day. These observations, combined with those at the pole on the 21st and 22nd of April. are sufficient to guarantee our claim. When taken in connection with the general record you do not require this. I can see that, but this and all other records will come to you in the course of events.
 T can not sit down without acknowledging to you and to the liv- ing arctic explorers my debt of grati- tude for their valuable assistance. The report of this polar success has come with a sudden force but in the pres ent enthusiasm we must not forget them, the fathers of the art of polar travel. There is glory enough for all. There is enough to go to the graves of the dead and to the heads of the living
 Many are here tonight. Their names are too numerous to mention. Special mention for honors must be made to Greeley, Schley, Melville, Peary, Fiala, Nansen, Abruzzi, Cagni, Sverdrup, Amundsen, Nordenskjold and a number of English and other explorers"
 John R. Bradley was present but did not speak. In introducing Cook, Rear Admiral Schley said: Like all who have achieved similar success in other fields of activity. Cook is chal- Ienged by envy which very often pro- ceeds from disappointment. But to all fair and just minded people there is only regret that there should have been raised any issue over the achievement. in which there was glory enough for both.
 our guests splendid behavior un- der those trying circumstances has at tracted the commendation of his countrymen and has added hosts to his friendship. I believe as president of the Arctic Club of America upon their statements both Mir Peary and Dr. Cook reached the pole.