The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-23
CALLS UPON PEARY TO SUBMIT
DATA TO UNIVERSITY OF
COPENHAGEN ALSO.
DECLARES It But FAIR
tiee to All, the Same. Body That
Have Reached the Pole Should Pas.
Upon Commanders Records.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Reaffirming
his complete confidence in DR.. Cook
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley. retired.
today called upon Commander Peary
to submit his proofs that he reached
the north pole to some scientific body
other than the National Geographic
society. This, the admiral declared.
should be done at once in the interest
of justice and to establish beyond
question the claims of Peary.
The admiral believes that the same
body which threw out and repudiated
Cooks data should be permitted to
pass upon the data submitted by
Peary to the geographic society.
The Danes are the best posted
body of men in the world on Arctic
matters he said. THE consistory of
the University of Copenhagen should
be given the opportunity to examine
the Peary proofs. for in that way they
would be submitted to the same test
that was applied to those of Cook. The
consistory which was regarded by the
civilized world as more than friendly
to DIR. Cook. showed by this action in
turning down the explorer that ii
holds the scales of justice. as 1t sees
them, evenly and honestly"
Fails to Act.
Moreover. Admiral Schley believes
that the submission of the proofs to
Copenhagen should be insisted upon
by Peary, whatever the attitude of the
National Geographic society may be.
1t was suggested to the officer that
the society some tim. ago officially
declared its intention to let scientific
bodies of reputable standing examine
and test the Peary proofs when they
had been passed upon by the society
But the organization has not done
it, he retorted quickly. SO far there |
has been shown no disposition to carry |
out its avowed intention. has there?"
Admiral Schley declined to say on
what grounds he took exceptions to |
the findings of the scientists of the |
University of Copenhagen in regard to |
Cooks claims. He merely reaffirmed |
his belief In the explorer adding that |
he believed also that Peary. too. had
gained the top of the earth.
Decline to Talk.
Members OF the National Geographic
society declined to discuss the sugges-
tion of the retired naval officer. The
society Is sti1l smarting under the |
somewhat curt reply made by the
University of Copenhagen to its re-
quest that committee representing
the society be permitted to be pres
ent when DIR. Cooks daia was ex-
amined While recognizing the right
OF the Danish scientists to decline
such request. American savants feel
that the Danes were needlessiy
orusque in their declinati6n.
No Comment.
New York. Dec. a2.-"I have no
comment to make on Admiral Schiey's
statement
This was the brief written s.kts-
ment sent out by Commander Peary
tonight from the banquet hail at the
Waldorf-Astoria. where he was a
guest of the New England society.
Commander Peary strongly intimat-
ed tonight i'm speech at the banquet
of the New England society that the
expedition which he led successfully
to the north pole might also try for
the south pole. However. he did not
commit himself definitely as To his
own share i'm such an expedition.
The South Pole.
THE stars and stripes have been
planted at the north pole" said Peary.
1t would seem a fitting sequel to
that work If the organization. the per-
sonnel. the material, the equipment.
The methods SO perfected. might be di-
rected toward the south pole with the
possibility that the stars and stripes
might wave at both ends of the earth's
axis
Commander Peary's reference to the
personnel was taken by many to !.
mean that he might lead such an ex-
petition into the Antarctic as he pro-
posed. and wild applause greeted it, |
But those familiar with Peary's re-
peated declarations that he is done
with polar explorations forever. be- !
lieved that he meant to exclude him =
self. Asked unequivocally If he in
tended to lead such an expedition
Peary said:
Il am prepared to assist i'm the or
sanization of such an expedition to
set out from the United States i'm an
endeavor to reach the south pole .
This reply evidently carefully word
ID still leaves open the main question
II issue.