The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-09
Coast and Geodetic Survey Will Attempt to
Arbitrate Question If Cook, Who Is Deter
mined to Defend His Claims; Requests It.

panied him north a year and a half
ago. DR.. Cook declares that he VIII
personally have these Eskimos face
Commander Peary in the effort 10 dis
prove the latter's charge that Cook
was never out of sight of land
There Is mad rush among publish
ers from all over the world to obtain
the rights 10 the books which the rival
explorers viii prepare. or have pre-
pared. The offers already received by
DR.. Cook arc so bewiidcTing. that to-
day. Paris newspaper publishes an
advertisement calling for bids from
publishers for DR.. Cooks book The
advertisement states that already
100000 words have been written and
that there are ample photographs TO
Illustrate IT, The race TO first reach
the public with the full details of the
polar Journeys is adding further bit,
terness 10 the contest.
Dr. Cook has curtailed his program
abroad so as 10 reach America and
defend his claims He Is due 10 ar
rive in this city on September 81. His
supporters in the various Geograph-
lcal and exploration societies, with
his friends. are arranging a notable
reception for him. Borough President,
OF Brooklyn, has appointed a commit
tee of fifty prominent citizens to ar
range the details One member Of
this committee, who is not expected
to take an active part. is Herbert l.
Bridgman, secretary Of the PeaUy
Arctic club. and the first man to de-
nounce Cook and his claims. Peary's
supporters are arranging just as
notable welcome for him. II is now
hoped 10 have his ship, the Roosevelt.
take a prominent place in the great
Hudson-Fulton naval parade
The dispute has become so aggTa-
vatod and promises TO create such
widespread disscnSionS that several
prominent members of the American
Geographical Society have suggested
that both Peary and Cook submit their
individual proofs. including all obser-
vations and other data, over To the
United States coast and geodetlc sur
yey. which body they declare to be
the best qualified In the world TO make
a fair decision as TO the merits of the
polo controversy.
II now develops that Commander
Peary suspected DR.. Cook year and
a half ago. In May, 1908. before he
sailed from New York for the North
Pole. Mr.. Peary left a sealed letter in
this city which was TO be opened on
his return should he find the North
Pole.
After quoting number OF news.
paper articles relative TO the depart
TJ11.,
Commander Peary concludes:
I'm order that there may be no
misunderstanding as TO my position In
the matter. wish to say that regard
DR.. Cooks action In going north sub
rosa (whlle ostensibly engaged in eli
forts to promote Antarctic work. for
the admitted purpose of forestalline
me as one, Of which no man, pos
scssing a sense Of honor. would be
guilty"
Friends OF Commander Peary have
begun to urge his promotion to the
rank of rear admiral in the navy
Commander Peary is not an officer OF
the line. but a civil engineer attached
10 the navy. There is no vacancy in
the list of rear admirals and as the
commander would have TO pass
through the rank of captain before
he could be made AN admiral. II Is pos
sible that congress Will see Mt to
create an additional admiral and con
| fer the rank and title upon Command
or Peary
1T Is a delicate matter" said Mr.
| Perkins. Ito decide the claims in such
an important case. but our men are
scientists and would be impartial, not
10 say cold-blooded. in such an inYes
ticatlon as it would be necessary for
them to make in arriving at the com
narrative merits oil the claims of the
two mon Moreover. ] believe. he
continued. that any conclusion ar
rived at by the survey would be ac
cepted as controlling
Mr.. Perkins admitted that he had 70
ceiyed suggestion looking TO such ac
tion by the survey. and while saying
that the bureau would be willing tc
undertake the task OF arbitration, ht
had noticed that DR.. Cook had eX
messed his intention Of referring his
claims 10 the University Of Copcn
ha6en.
"He could scarcely do better sait
Nr Perkins. The Danes arc sea
I carins pecplc and for centuries have
hoep engaged IN Arctic exploration
Thcir scientific men would be pecul
iarl. adapted TO an Inquiry CT This
character and | believe that any re