Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07
DANES TO JUDGE COOK
Explorer to Submit Evidence
to University of Denmark.
PEARY TO CONFIRM HIM
Rivals News Good to First North
Pole Discoverer.
pole GOOD ENOUGH FOR TWO
About Time for Other Man to Turn
Up, Cook Had Said Only
Yesterday Morning.
PEARY TO CONFIRM HIM
pole GOOD ENOUGH FOR TWO.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September THE New
York Herald this morning publishes the
following dispatch:
Copyrighted. 1909. by the New York Herald Coz
COPENHAGEN, September 6.
To the Editor of the Herald:
I have promised to submit my facts,
figures and instruments to the rector
magnificus and faculty Of the University
of Denmark (he Royal University of
Copenhagen, body of scientists thor
oughly familiar with polar exploration.
know / am right and I am confident
their verdict will sustain the accuracy
of my observations.
I decline to be held responsible for the
varying stories of my interview with the
correspondents at Copenhagen, and am
sure that If the interview was tele-
graphed as given it will sustain in every
detail my story OF the discovery OF the
north pole as cabled to the Herald from
Lerwick, Shetland Islands.
While retaining the highest respect for
the courageous explorers who are I'M
convinced l decline to engage in q con-
troversy with them. their friends or men,
FREpER1cK A. COOK.
Cook Rejoices at Peary's News.
COPENHAGEN. September T.-Copen-
hagen was electrified last night by the
report Of Commander Peary's announce
ment that he had reached the north pole.
DR.. Cook was Immensely interested
and said: THAT Is good news. / hope
Peary did get to the pole. His obserya
tions and reports on that region will
confirm mine
Asked if there was any probability of
Peary's having found the tube contain
ing his records. Dr.. Cook replied:
II hope so. but that is doubtful on ac-
count of the drift"
DIR. Cook added:
Last year Peary's route was several
hundreds miles east of mine. We are
rivals, Of course, but the pole is good
enough for two.
THAT two men got to the pole along
different paths," continued the explorer,
should furnish large additions to scien-
tific knowledge. Probably other parties
every explorer is helped by the expert
ence of his predecessors. just as Sver-
drup's observations and reports were OF
unreasonable help to me. can say
nothing more, without further details.
than that / am glad of 1t.
Thought Peary Was Due.
While DIR. Cook was conversing casu-
ally yesterday with American friends
the possibility of the denouement which
electrified the world was Iaughingly
suggested. DIR. Cook remarked:
at is quite possible that Peary will
turn up now. He is about due to get
back if he carries out his plans.
1--WE have always been friends, while
of course, we are rivals in the attempt
to find the pole, but we have been
friendly rivals
tunities to become acquainted with Dr.
Cook here believe he is not likely to
enter into a controversy with Com
mander Peary.
Sverdrup. who came here for the pur-
pose Of congratulating DIR. Cook, was
most interested in the news that Peary
had reached the pole. .Sverdrup is re-
markably taciturn and careful man. He
said:
"'There is nothing I can say about
this particularly, except that it is most
important and wonderful 1t seems to
me that America is doing wonderfully
II two Americans are the first men to
get to the pole after such long strug-
giles by So many men Of different ma
tionalities."
DR.. Cook spent the nearest approach
to a quiet day that he is likely to ex-
perience in Copenhagen. A correspon-
dent saw him in his apartments at the
Phoenix Hotel. which are gayiy be-
The explorer was In the hands or the
barber. He was trying to talk and read
a telegram at the same time. Outside
the door a German count and the presi-
dent OF a geographical society waited
for an audience. Many ladies had COM
fortably ensconced themselves in the
halls and about the stairway.
Cook Takes It Calmly.
secretary from the American le-
CATION jumped constantly to answer
telephone calls, and in the intervals at
tempted to cope with q mall bigger
than that of presidential candidates.
In the meantime string Of messengers
came popping in with cards
Are you getting tired Of this?" the
correspondent inquired.
"No man could honestly say that he
was tired OF such attentions after so
short an experience" DR.. Cook replied.
scanning a note from the German min
ister, but I do feel that am getting
more attention than my share.
Now what shall do about this?" he
said. picking up an invitation from
Prince Adolphe Frederic Of Mecklen-
burg -Schwerin to address the Berlin
Colonial Society.
II should like to do that, OF course.
but / want to get to America"
II suspect there are a few people
there who would like to see you." was
Il know Of three" said DR.. Cook.
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