The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-18
FOR ME, SAYS DIR. COOK Wireless Me- z From
 s,rer. TEr of PEARY'S CONDUCT Harry Whitney Knew About Dash
 for Pole. DreokIy. Man VIII Reach New Yors From Europe on Monday--NavaI
 Omcer Boasts of
 His Trip.
rp of pEARY's CONDUCT

On board the Steamship Oscar II al Sea, Sept. IF. via Marconi Wireless. Telegraph to Cape Race, N. F.--"Tel the people of America to have the full est confidence in my conquest of the pole. have records of observations made by me which will prove my claims. shall be glad again to sci my foot on American soil"
 This was the brief message Dr. Fred erick A Cook today asked The Asso ciated Press to give to his countrymer as he hears home on the steamer os. car il, bound from Christianasand Norway, to New York.
 The Oscar If is due to arrive there some time next Monday.
 Dr. Cook discussed freely with The Associated Press correspondent toda, the assertions of Commander Peary that he tCook) had never reached tht North Pole and drew from him a de. tailed story of the causes that brought about dlssensions between the two ex plorera
 When he departed for the North. pr Cook said, he left a depot of provision: at Annatok, north of Etah, in charge of Rudolph Francke and several Eskf. mos. Francke had instructions to gC South aboard a whaler and return la, ter. This he did but missed the return. ing vessel owing to a slight illness He was then taken aboard Peary's ship. the Roosevelt. and proceeded North.
 Commander Peary found my suppl, depot at Annatok," Dr. Cook continued "and the Eskimos in charge told hin that I was dead. which they fully be- lieved to be true at the time.
 "Peary placed two men in charge oi the depot, Boatswain Murphy, and an other. Harry Whitney, the New Haver hunter, also remained there. Murphy had orders not to search for me but was told he could send Eskimos north. ward in the spring from the relief de. pot.
 Whitney Knew secret.
 When I returned from the pole, un, expectedly, Harry Whitney was tht first to see me and to tell me what hat occurred. Whitney was placed in pos session of the facts concerning m. journey to the pole on condition tha he would not inform Commander Pear, or his men of them. At the same tim, the Eskimos who he'd accompanied m, North. were told to maintain the strict est silence.
 when went Into the depot there was a dispute between myself anC Murphy. who delivered to me writer instructions he had received from Peary, although he himself could neither read nor write. These instruc. tions showed that he was making 6 trading station of my depot. the con- tents of which had been used in trad ing for furs and skins"
 Dr. Cook said he was intensely an noyed at this alleged wrongful use of his supplies and threatened to kick ou; Murphy and his companions. Finally h hn fn maining at the depot as there was no other shelter in the vicinity for them
 Said he: "On one occasion, Murphy asked me abruptly. have you been be- yond S7T.
 But I was determined not to let Peary know of my movements and re- piled evasively that I had been much farther North. From this statement has been concocted the declaration that [ had not reached the pole"
 pr. Cook declared that neither Harry nor his (Cook's) records are on board the steamer Roosevelt and that therefore Peary's information con- corning him emanated from Boastwain who knew nothing of his Dr. Cook said also that he had made arrangements for the two Eskimos who went with him to the pole. and Knud Rasmussen. whom he met in Greenland. to go to New York. and confirm the story of his discovery.
 Dr. Cook Is thoroughly enjoying his rest aboard ship after the strenuous days at Copenhagen. He sleeps ten hours each night and spends long time daily in writing and in walking the decks and conversing with the American passengers. who all have been formally presented to him ny Trueblood, president of the American Peace Society of Boston.