The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
WILL
INDICATE NE,
DECLARES COOK
DIR. Rasmussen, on Way Here
from Denmark, Talked to
Eskim0s at Etah.

BUFFALO, N. T., Oct. l5.-)r. tedS-
mussen, the great Danish explorer and
scientist. who will arrive in this coun-
try soon, is expected by DR.. Frederick
A. Cook to substantiate his claim h a
he reached the pole. and utterly refute
the charges made by Commander Peary'
Rasmussen, who will be here short
ly." says DIR. Cook, has seen the Eski-
mos and knows the real story. They
did not try to deceive him. He was
with them for fourteen days. They
knew him and told him everything. He
spoke the Eskimo language, for he Is a
semi Eskimo himself, and the people
have the most complete confidence IN
him.
Il have replied to the points raised a
dozen times. The map published py
Commander Peary in itself indicates
that the Eskimos have respected thelr
promise made to me that they would
not give any Information to Peary u
his men.
THE Eskimos were instructed not 10
tell Mr.. Peary or any Of his party OF
O trip over the Polar sea. They were
told to say we had been far North.
'.They have kept their word. Mr.
Whitney has said that during the cross
examination conducted by Commando.
peary and others of his expedition the
Eskimos did not understand the ques-
tions put to them Oh the map when was
laid before them. Their replies 10 tne
questions put have been twisted TO suit
a perverted interest.
II will not enter into any argument
about the matter, but l VIII bring the
Eskimos to New York at my own
and they will prove, as olu
MI. whitney, all that have claimed
DIR. Cook would not consent 10 90
over the details contained in Mr.
Peary's statement any further thah
this.
1.-The Eskimos," he said, ARE only
too willing to say something that they
think will please their questioners.'
The explorer was not at all perturbed
by the accusations. "A confident smile
played over his bronzed face when they
were shown to him. II fully expected
to see something of the kind he SAID.
1.-THE document looks formidable over
so many signatures, and will probably
appear so to the public. There is, now
ever. nothing in it. 1t is based upon
the distorted and eyasive replies o'
nersons who were told not to give any
details"
DR.. Cook arrived here this morning
from Cleveland in the midst Oh d
heavy snow-storm. He went direetis
to the Iroquois Hotel.
That DR.. Cook has been for severa
weeks In possession of h knowledge
that Commander Peary was about te
start a campaign of discredit In thu
press against him became known to-
day.
Sometime ago a copy of a dlspatcf
from Commander Peary, then at Battle
Harbor, to a well-known newspaper
man in New York, who was als'
known to be opposed to DR.. Cook
interests, was placed in his hands. !
read as follows:
BATTLE Harbor. via Cape Ray, N, f
1s. Personal and confidential.
"Can o meet me at Bangor, Me
about first next week. Desire your al
vice regarding most destructive way 0
presenting and disseminating my evl
dence of falsity of Cook story.
.PEARY."
This nut DR.. Cook on the lookout TO
some such statement as has just bee
published over Commander Peary'
signature In conjunction with others.
DR.. Cooks further itinerary is a
follows: October IA, Atlantic City; Oe
tober IS, New York, where he will re
oeive the freedom Of the city.
NEW YORK, Oct. Naturalization
of the assertion of DR.. Frederick A
Cook that he climbed to the top 0
Mount Mckinley, the highest peak Il
America, in 1905, was started by tn
special committee appointed by tn
Explorers Club. comprising Professo
Marshall H. Saville, of the American
Museum of Natural History; Caspa
Whitney, F. s. D~ollenbaugh, explore
and author; Charles H. Townsend
director of the New York Aquarium
and Anthony Fiala, Arctic explorer.
The committee found awaiting 1t
perusal many letters sent in from vari
ous sources, some tending to shoN
that DR.. Cook did not accomplish tn
Mount Mckinley feat, and others ex
pressing confidence that he had sue
cessfully climbed the peak.
The committee Will spend the mex
few days In going owe the evidenc
1t has accumulated. DR.. Cooks bool
on his Mount Mckinley trip will h
gone over carefully. The explorer |
expected back In the city on Friday
and by then 1t is possible the Elk
plorers' Club will have gone far enough
in IT'S investigation to justify a cal
upon him for a statement on the Noun
| Mckinley trip.