Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-24

IN the wash All honor 10 them"
| When Or. Cook came to sneak the
entire assemblage leaped to its feet
with him and the cheering continued
for full minute. The explorer read
his address.
Welcome the Explorers Guarantee.
| This is one OF the highes. honors
ever. hoped to receive. You repro
sent mcst of the frigid explorers Of
Europe and nearls all of the ArctI'
explorers in America. Your welcome
Is the explorers guarantees To the
world. coming as it does from fellow
worKtrs. from men who know and
have gene through the same .xper
icnCe. /. is an appreciate IN and n
victory, the highest which could fall
to the lot of any returning traveller
1.-THE ke' to frig'c endeavor Is Sub.
| sistence. There Is nothing in the en-
tire realm of the A,ctic wS':h Is in.
possible TO man. II the animal fires
are supplied with adequate fuel there
is no cold too severe and no obstacle
too great to surmont No important
expedition has ever returned because
OF unscalable barriers or impossible
weather. The exhausted food supply
resulting from a limited means of
Transportation has turned every aspir-
ant from his goal. In the ages OF
the polar quest much has been tried
and much has been learned. The
| most important lesson Is that civilized
\ man. II he will succeed. must bend
to the savage simplicity necessary.
The problem belongs to modern man
| but for its execution. we must begin
| with the food and the means of
transportation of the wild man. Even
this must be reduced and simplifled to
fit the new environment
| Not Question Of Endurance.
with due respect TO the compli-
mentary eloquence of the chairman
| and others, candor compeis me TO say
that the effort of getting to the pole
is not enc OF physical endurance nor
Is il fair to call IL bravery; but a
proper understanding OF the needs OF
the stomach and knowledge of the
limits OF the brute force OF the motive
power, be Ii man or beast
THE conquest was only possible
Win luC ltccOHc VI cal ~
ages OF experience. The failures of
our less successful predecessors OF the
pole were the early Danish. the Dutch.
the English ard the Norsemen. Italian
and American explorers. With these
worthy forerunners we must there
fore share the good fruits which your
chairman has put into my baskets.
a similar obligation Is due TO the
wild man. The twin families of wild
folk. the Eskimo and the Indian. were
| important factors to US. The use OF
pemmican and the snow shoe which
makes the penetration OF the Arctic
| mystery barely possible. has been Dor
rowej from the American Indian. The
method Of travel. the motor force and
the native ingenuity. without which
the polar quest would be hopeless
task have been taken from the Es
kimo. To savage man. therefore who
has no flag. We are bound TO give
part of this fruit
The Man Who PAID the Bill.
ITO John r. Bradley-the man who
paid the bIll-belcngs at least one hall
/ OF this fruit
The Canadian government sent Its
expedition under command OF Captain
Bernir 1000 miles out It's course to help
us to Il. I gladly pass the basket. In
returning. shriveled skin and withere'
muscles were filled cut a. the expense
of Danish hospitality and last, but
not least-the reception with open
arms BY fellow expiorerS-to you an
to all belongs this basket OF good
things which the chairman has placed
on my shoulders.
Nothing would suit me better than
TO tell Won tonight the complete story
OF our quest. but the very first tele-
gram gives more specific data than
could hone to tell you in an after
dinner address. Therefore 7 shall de-
vote the allotted time to an eiucida-
tion OF certain phases OF our adven
ture.
Didn't Seek Seoersphiesi License.
zone % the most remarkable
charges brought out Is that I did no.
seek a geographical license to star;
for the pole. No. gentlemen. to the
large public that may be a mystery
bet y0a who know win appreciate that
no explorer can start and say that h,
viii reach the pole.
NO. good men have tried before
All failed All who understood ths
problem know that success r. bu'
barely possible oui~ ~hrn every cir
crmstance Is favorable.
Il Is only necessary % make the sn
nouncement that an expedition en-
bsrks fer the pole 70 start en- ur
desirable booming and aoarish 0
trumpets- This chose 70 escape