The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-23
DEMAND ON rEARY.

Admiral sehIey Clinss to Belief In Cock.
washington, Dec. 27.--Reanirsnfns
his complete confidence Ia DR.. Cook.
Rear Admiral w. 8. Schley, retired
today called publicly upon Commander
Peary TO subinft his proofs that he
| tihc body other than the national Geo
graphic Society.
This the Admiral declares should be
done at once. in the Interest OF Justice
ana 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 mat
ters." he said, '-The consistory OF the
University Of Copenhagen should DO
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 De. Cook.
The conslstoryI which was regarded by
the civilized world as more than friend
~ to DR.. Cook. showed by it's action in
turning down the explorer that It holds
the scales OF Justice, as 1t sees them.
evenly and honestly"
Moreover. Admiral Schley believes
that the submission of the proofs to
Copenhagen should be insisted upon by
Peary, despite whatever the National
Geographic Soeiety's attitude may be.
1t was suggested TO the officer that the
society some time ago officially de-
clared it's intention to let scientific
bodies OF reputable standing examine
and test the Peary proofs when they
had been passed upon by the society.
FRNHfawam In Hath
Admiral Schley reaffirmed his belief
in Cook, adding that he believed. ALSO
that Peary. too, had gained the top Of
the earth.
The Importance OF the Admirai's de-
mand is Increased by the fact that he
has had wide experience In the far
north. In 1884 he was In command of
the Thetis expedition. which resulted In
the rescue Of Lieutenant Greedy and
six men who had been cast away at
Cape Sabine. and whom the civilized
world had, practically given UP for lost.
For his rescue the Admiral. then cap
tain in the service was awarded gold
watch and q vote of thanks by the
Maryland Legislature, and a medal of
honor by the Massachusetts Humane
Society.
Shortly after his return from the
Thetis expedition Captain SchIey pub
lished book, THE Rescue OF Gree
ly," which recounts hts struggle In the
frozen region.
Members OF the National Geographic
Society declined to discuss the sugges-
ton of the retired naval ofiicer.
The society is still smarting under
the somewhat curt reply made by the
University. OF Copenhagen to its request
that a committee representing the So
ciety representing the society be per-
rid IN IN xnthn
data was examined. While recognising
the complete right of the Danish sci
entists to decline such request, yet
American savants feel that the Danes
were needlessly brusque in their decii-
nation. sr
No Comment by Peary.
New York, Dec. 81 have no COM
ment to make on Admiral Schley's
statement" was the brief written
statement sent out by Commander
Peary from the banquet hall at the
Waldorf Astoria. where he was the
guest of the New England society
Ekan TaIkn Of Cook.
New York, Dec. 22.--"The ladies OF
Denmark will never believe that DR..
Cook was wrong and my daughter.
who is with me, will weep when she
hears the report" said DR.. Maurice r.
Egan, American minister to Denmark,
whom the Danes now partly blame for
his strong craftsmanship OF Or. Cook
which led them to recognise the
American explorer as the discoversr
OF the North Pole.
DIR. Egan, who reached here today
on the steamship Oscar II and will re-
main during the holidays. talked free
ly regarding his own part In the en-
thusiastic reception of DR.. Cook at
Copenhagen which led to the acclaim
civilized world.
What did for DIR. Cook" said the
minister. 81 don't believe influenced
the Danes appreciably in their recep-
ton OF the explorer. Cook reached
Copenhagen with story OF polar con-
quest which there was then no reason
TO doubt Danish explorers vouchod
for Cooks standing In the world OF