The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-17
COOK-PEARY CONTROVERSY

The Peary controversy discovery Of the North
Pole continues its daily grind So far the public press unanimous
in commencing the stand of DR. Cook maintaining dgnhed
position notwithstanding the accusations OF Com
mander Peary The ater vanity and egosm every cen
ured while there general inclination to give credit to his
story while kepcism prevails largely to the tale OF Dr. Cook
The latter the bound for New York from Copenhagen
At the Danish ports explorers and scientific almost without
exception accept DR. Cooks Peary constantly
that will prove that Dr. Cook did reach the pole
and that in fact he of sight of land and that his
story complete fabrication The only justification for Peay
action in this regard would be absolute faith the truth OF the
he making and certainly much be overlooked IN
who has spent 2S years seeking the pole who actually
believes faker trying rob him Of the honor OF his discovery
Peay of his discovery copyrighted by the New York
Times and hence has not been accessible the general public as
should have BEEN 1t published in the Northwest by the Ore
gonian under arrangements with the Times and was leading
feature of that great daily for several issues The Associated Press
correspondent with Peay Battle Harbo and the papers
belonging that combine daily publishing statements giving
more in detail the account of the dash to the pole
Or Cook to be received with great honor in New York as
will also Commander Peay upon his arrival Notwithstanding there
bitter feud among their respective adherens The stands
the claims of Commander Peary although there notable e
ceptons among these being Admiral Scley who while express
ing any the merits Of the controversy warmly endorses
the stand of Dr. Cook replying to the charges maze
Nv Per The controversy NAV become one of the unsettled prob
lens OF history and may be entirely cleared when the two e
porers submit their data to competent authority The Oregonan
expresses the hope that scientific will be able to settle the matter
all others discreet silence nhe subject
The Springfield Republican makes this comment upon the SIT
uation:
the validity of their claims having reached the Pole II
established that DR. Cook preceded his rival the older explorer
be credited with less stupendous was
achieved almost the time and thoroughly independent
That Dr. Cook built Peas experience past Journeys
cannot be doubted Nor must be forgotten that the Pary @
petition of its amper equipment must have returned the
richer permanent contributions to science 1t to be hoped
finally that there may be generosity on all sides and ungrudng
recognition of great deeds by Whomsoever performed
This view also practically shared by the New York Globe
which says:
the EARTH clear that the chief credit for the discovery
achievement be given Peary 1t is his theory of
APPROACH is his life work that is crowned DR. Cook
acknowledges that he Peay mtato that he humble
follower of Peary methods and ideas 1t Peary who the father
of Artc dogedgng 1t Peay against the view of Nansen
Abrzz who has stuck to the American Western route 1t
Peary who has contended that the dash should be begun the
late Winter when the cold greatest and there is light rather
than later"