The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-22
COPENHAGEN WILL
 GET FIRST PAPERS Dr. Cook Will Submit Proofs
 of Trip to University VAGUE REPORTS OF PEARY Explorer Says He Is Prepared To Nee, Any Charge, But He Will Wait
 Until Peary Presents Some
 thing More Definite.
VAGUE REPORTS OF PEARY

eVents,' said Dr. Cook to the Associated | Press just before he left the deck of the Oscar II at quarantine today to be brought to the city by the welcoming l committee.
 When my material has been got to- gether and put into shape 1t will be sub- mitted in the first instance to the univer- sity of Copenhagen. After that 1t will | be laid before the geographical societies | of the world I will not consent to sub | init fragmentary portions of my observa- tions or of my records to anyone The re. port and all the data connected with my trip must be examined in their entirety, together with my instruments, some of which l have in my possession now and Of others which are on their way to America. These will all be properly con trolled and tested before submission to the scientific bodies"
 Asked why he did not immediately give full details of his achievement, Dr. Cook said; T have given to the public a con- else account of my journey similar to that always given by explorers on their re- turn from journey of explorations. For the present no other details are necessary and as matter of fact no further spe eiiic eViuences Of my claim have been called for from any side. It has never been customary hitherto for explorers 70 make their full records public fin sucb haste. As rule. scientific societies are not remarkable for their rapidity in conn Ing 10 conclusions and they are usuallv content to wait until complete data arc compiled"
 Ill regard to the full recognition of his reat by Denmark. pr. Cook remarked; Assurance of Truth, Daagaard-Jense, inspector of Danish North Greenland, after hearing Rasmus- sen and talking with Governor Kraul of OpernaVik, who had seen and read the entire record, telegran nhed to the Danish government in Copenhagen his assurance or the truth of my declarations and guar anteeing them as authentic. The Danish authorities in Greenland, who are in real ny the advisers of the Danish govern ment nave been for nearly four months In possession of details of my trip The pahish government and the university of Geo. eiapiiical society, have, on their report taken over the virtual guarantee of the sincerity and authenticity of my records Ihey have stood up for them, so to sneak before the world. They don't ask me to furfa any further proofs Or evidence l or any Kind, but in justice to Denma r,x II IS my Intention to place the first com pleted record of my polar Journey at tbe disposal of the university of Copenba a. gen"
 Referring to Commander Peary, Dr. Cook said: s
 l nave as yet heard nothing but vaeue reports. l prefer for the present to be- heVe that the statements which have been attributed to Peary are incorrect l am fully prepared to meet any charges put must first see something definite. I am absolutely confident that none of the repods which have appeared in print efnanate either from my Eskmos. Ahwe lah and Etukishuk, or from Harry Whit ney. MT. Whitney has, without any doubt Kept his promise to me not to say anv- thing about the expedition and its results ana reel sure of my Eskimos. Mir. Whit ney VIII return to America about the mid ON'cpti. lXpOWl- edge of all the facts. He is at entire liberty to make public all that he knows He is neither bound to stand up for me nor for Peary.
 Eskimos Coming. "The arrival In America of the Eskimos who went with me to the pole depends en- tlreiy on the possibility of being able to orins them this year. Every effort has | bapn to possible they will be in New York this year. That they will come is certain. and l will give. them year in America. They will be open to any kind of examin- alton and will be ready to reply to any | questions.
 "Knud Rasmussen also will be request ed to come over to New York as soon as he lands in Denmark.
 | Il intend to stay in New York for the present. While there I shall complete | my work. I have not made any ara se- ments for lectures, and I have not yet l decided whether I shall deliver any ad- l dresses before my work is done. I should not, however like to commit myself on that point. although my present intention Is not to do so, As to further explora- tions. much will depend on Mrs. Cook. I shall, however, probably not have to go again to the north pole, though I may | proceed on the northern expedition for the ! exploration of new lands we saw in our journey. That Is a task which must be carried out. It has been suggested that I go to the south pole, but I am quite con- tent to leave that to Shackleton and | Scott"
 Dr. Cook requested the Associated Press to correct several errors which inad- l vertanty crept into the first report of his | discovery.
 
 "All of my thermometricai observations
 were he said, 'in Fahrenheit and not in | Centigrade as printed. The observation on March 30 gave our position as lat ftude &d7. longitude 96.36. The first cor | rected altitude of the sun on April 21 gave S9 degrees B minutes. 45 seconds and we then covered the remaining 1t seconds and made further observations ?
 Dr. Cook Is to stay at the Waldorf
 Astoria hotel. He has decided that ow- ing to the overwhelming demand for au- tographs and autographic photographs
 he will make a uniform charge of SIG
 each and he will set aside all the pro-
 ceeds to be divided equally between the 1 explorers and the arctic clubs, to be utilized for future explorations.
 Miss Lehman's Greeting.
 The first person to greet Dr. Cook oi
 board the steamer Grand Republic was Ida A. Lehman, daughter of one of his old Brooklyn friends As Miss Lehman threw a garland of roses from his Brook | lyn admirers about Dr. Cooks neck, she said:
 You hero of the north, come to us your friends, associates and business ac- quaintances of your own neighborhood l Pushwtck YourSNacord with llg was one