Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24

fering when leaving here Mr. Cook de-
clared that the explorer was ready to
go to Copenhagen to give the university
further information concerning his
claims.
DR. Cook mysteriously left the Hotel
Grammatan in the Bronx November "a.
where he had gone to prepare his rec
ords supporting his claim that he had
reached the north pole 1t now appears
that he sailed November 27 ON the
steamship Caronia for Naples, where ne
remained for several days. This infcr-
nation was contained in a letter the
explorer sent to his brother, who said:
DIR. Cook has authorized me to an
nounce that he is in Europe trying to
gain much needed rest, and that is all
that l can say. At the proper time my
brother VIII make a statement for pub
LEGATION, and until he sees ut to do So
there will be nothing for his friends to
do but to respect his wishes and allow
HIM to remain in secIusion."
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ats time, .
the comment of one of those officials who
investigated closely the arctic claims OF
Peary and Cook, was an ejaculation that
aptly expressed the feeling of practically
all officials OF the National Geographic
society.
All along the officers of that organiza-
ton, representing different lines of scien-
tific research, have believed the result
of the deliberations of the Copenhagen
institution would be as stated, but they
were willing to be convinced.
Admiral c. M. Chester, the former head
of the naval observatory and a prominent
figure in the inquiry into the claims Of
the two explorers attacked the alleged
attainment of DIR. Cook in a more or less
public way at a lecture before the Uni
verslty club in this city about month
ago. While the Geographical society did
not go on record, it was apparent that
the feeling of the personnel Of the board
OF officers of that organization was very
closely aligned to the views which were
then expressed and which arraigned DR..
Cooks contentious In a sweeping way.
The society has already awarded Com
mander Peary a medal, and so far as Of
fell expression is concerned. deferred
definite conclusions as ito Cooks claim
pending further investigation.
Prof Willis Moore, president of the
National Geographic society, which,
through a committee of the body is con-
Quoting an investigation into the discov-
cry of the north pole, expressed the live
lest interest in the information from
Copenhagen.
'Our own committee" said Professor
Moore, with Prof ]. Howard Gore as
will continue it's work so that
its report may be complete and contain a
full history Of the discovery of the pole
We hope that the report will be so fair
and impartial that the world may under
stand in all its details the controversy
respecting the discovery which has
arisen.
ct presume that neither the University
OF Copenhagen nor DR.. Cook now will
have any. objections to our committee ex-
the original records, and an
ticipate the committee will still desire to
go to Copenhagen for the purpose of
making that examination. The commit
tee is acting under the authority of the
board OF managers OF the National Geo.
graphic society, which permits the COM
mittee to use its own discretion; but as
the committee cannot make it's report
entirely complete without seeing these
IT is reasonable to assume the
will go abroad for that pur-
pose.
"Our committees examination of DR.. |
Cooks records doubtless would confirm !
the findings of the University of Copen-
hagen and would in no sense be an i'm
parchment of that universtiy's examining
board; but, under the rules of our socie- /
ty, it is necessary that original records !
shall be examined by its investigating
in order that the society's
findings shall in every sense be original ="
BRUSSELS, Dec. PIN Leconite,
read of the royal observatory. was the
most astounded man in Belgium when he
heard today the result of the Copenhagen /
inquiry.
II had the most implicit confidence in |
Cook" he said. II had always found him !
honest and upright, but, of course, the
accepts the verdict of the |
Copenhagen university without question" |
CASTORIAI
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