New-York tribune., 1909-09-03
FRENCHMEN PLEASED.
Hongrotulote America and Praise DR..
Cooks ability.

I Psr1G, SEPT s-The -AIarin.r commenting on Dr.
tCcck's suc-sss. says
Tho dawn OF g century has marvel
ssous discoveries not the beast OF which is that
h-oughs the telegraph on Wednesday
siRht that the North Pole has been discovered.
end that an American explorer has attained that
roinf of che globe which IS wrapped in mysterioUs
1ersnd end has always been deemed inaccessible
All peoples had tried pierce the mystery OF the
polar see and reach the exact spot where Is the
pols. and II Is America which energies triumphant
sn this heroic 3ourney-
II is dffscuit this hour estimate what
science VIII gain by this discovery. Il is notably
difficult 20 know X Nsnsen's theory-the famous
theory according 20 which the North Tole IS only
covered with a thick crust OF ice drifting
from east 20 west-Vin he confirmed or upset Or
sIook I'm his account does not make clear II tho
Soc on which be planted the flag terrestrial
roiI the depths OF the sea.
1T Is dificUs slsOJto appreciate the value Of OBJ
ssrvations OF al kinds that have not failed
make in The OF their expeditions, but
1hfnE r. certain. a great feat has been accom-
piiHhed and q marvellous victory has been won
b. the courage and tenaeity of over the saw
axe brutality snd relentless resistance OF matter.
and none viii seek 70 stint 20 soung America tho
enthusiasm which the glorious conquest merits;
,sone viii refuse her the tribute Of admiration. well
earned By OF her Sons for the triumph which
De has achieved for civilization
The rows received with the greatest interest
f, tic members OF the French Geographical So
riety Pierre Devasseur,-;he French geographer,
said:
An honor % Dr. Cook 7 await other &C.
sais Do islands exist in the Arctic Ocean beyond
she s5th degree. and Is the Pole one OF these
islands, ] hope VIII have snsvers 20 these
questions, but ia any event there probably VIII be
lttle occasion 10 chenge the maps % the world.
-1Dr Cooks achievement - most ezTrscrdina-v.
u seems that he made a journey Of more than
fhree hundred miles on the See, and the tempeTa-
ture he met s. degrees below zero Fahrenheit, r.
slle lowest recorded We undoubtedly viii be
agtonished when compare Dr. Cooks records
with the nsckoDings and assumptions ~ science.
N I<rnesof, librarian Of the Geographical So
s3etF. and authority polar questions, said to-
day that while the society has not received direct
news of Or. Cooks explorations. he saw nothing -
doubt In the report Of the expedition, especiall"
considering tire personality Of DR.. cook
-.rs have known the navigator ne Esi6. FOR
several .-ears lie Is p man Of energy ard
sntich experience IN Arctic and Antarctic explors
fion. F5e capable. and. despite tho slight
snesns HIS disposal. 20 have attained tho
sosl which from time tFmemorial has been the
great dream Of eli explorers who rtsked their Hives
on the polar
'TEXploring the Pole 10 - tho greatest scientific
snterest from meteorological. rnsgneric and geo
graphical standpoinfs = is impossible - imagine
fhe terrible dihc1Itiss that had be surmouuted.
This exploit. n corfrTned. - one ~ the most Won
s5erful and enOch making of humanity