The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
'DR. COOK SAYS MONEY WASUSED Speaks to Audience in Montana. AT THE HOME OF, BARREL TeIk Hamilton People He Will
 Climb Mountain. oueea of England Sends Message of Confidence in the BrookIyn
 Explorer Who Gives His
 Version of Contro-
AT THE HOME OF, BARREL


 storm session lasting till after mid
 night. a large meeting addressed by pr. Frederick A. Cook. adopted resolution expressing confidence in the yeracity of Barrili and Printz, the guides who mede affidavits that Cook did not climb Mount Mckinley. The resolution reads: we, the people of Hamilton, and l Ravolio County, assembled. after pa- | tientIy listening to the charges and counter-charges exchanged by the par l ties to the Mount Mckinley controver- | sy. do declare our firm belief in the veracity of Edward Barrill and Fred l erick Printz."
 This was carried by a large major
 fly.
 After the meeting. pr. Cook said he | did not care to discuss the result at present.
 Hamilton. Mont, Oct. 2S.-Dr. Fred
 erick A. Cook. in an address here to-
 night denounced the tactics of his op- | ponents as unfair and defended his l claims of having ascended Mount Mc-
 Kinley. He declared money was used I.corruptly in obtaining certain affida- wits against him.
 l This is the home of Edward N Bar | Till. who made a sworn statement that Dr. Cook never reached the summit of | Mount Mckinley. The explorer was | enthusiastically received. however. and | his address was generously applaud | ed.
 Dr. Cook assured his many hearers I that he would 20 up the mountain | agah and obtain proofs that he had ] massA the sfirst asessnt- s,.s . ', At tne conclusion of his story of the
 attainment of the North Pole. pr.
 Cook took up briefly the controversy | regarding his ascent of Mount Me- Kinley. He prefaoed his remarks with the statement:
 satisfied that the people of Mon- | tana believe in justice and fair play, | have come into your commonwealth, | not to seek revenge, not to enter into | controversy with men in which l had every confidence, but to ask for Q fair deal. There Is no malice in my
 heart; I ams not here to invoke the strong arm of the law. My veracity
  | this community. They have fallen
 into evil hands and the temptation was l too great They have sold their | birthright for silver, and there prob-
 ably was more than thirty pieces. Version of Climb. | q am here to give my version of the
 Mount Mckinley controversy and then
 leave my case in the hands of an hon. | est body-the people of the great | GRaNa af uyit 0nGanf | verdict"
 At the time of my arrival in New York. after two years and three months in the Arctic regions. and when all America was rejoicing over l the double discovery of the North Pole, | there began a warfare to rob me of the glory of an achievement which was. and is. rightly mine. Confident that
 my rival had triumphed after near | iy a quarter of a century in quest of the great unknown, I, with all good Americans, rejoiced in his success, and | in Copenhagen I declared there was glory enough for two. Despite the bitter attacks which have been made
 upon me, my attitude in this respect Is unchanged.
 when this warfare failed, the en-
 emy began this flank movement on the climb of Mount Mckinley; men with money to burn in the flame of infamy
 entered the arena. Men of this com- munity whom I had previously be- lieved honest fell as victims. Their statements were absolutely untrue, still I nurse no spirit of revenge or malice against these misguided men. My counsel, however, has been in- structed to continue the investigation until we catch the guilty money givers higher up.
 Hamilton and Missoula have clear ly shown their disapproval of this bat l tie of injustice. They have shown | they do not believe this malicious turn | of rival powers. Your fairness and your faith is a pledge of human nature worth more than millions thrown Into the hall of bribery.
 For the present, I am willing to trust my case to the citizens of Mon | tana as a jury. After you have read l the mass of testimony my counsel have | collected, I am ready to abide by your | verdict. Then, with a new expedition | to Mount Mckinley, I will guarantee | our future position. My records are on the summit of the Alaskan peak, and. | accompanied by unbiased, fair minded | men, I pledge you my word that l will again reach the top of the mountain ana bring back this unquestionable proof of the success of my former ex- | petition.
 Warm Debate Follows. At the conclusion of pr. Cooks ad- dress. counsel for Barrill and Printz.
 the guides. arose and questioned the explorers declaration that he reached the top of Mount Mckinley. Following this. J. H. Durston. edi- tor of The Anaconda Standard. intro- duced a resolution criticising pr. Cook and upholding the two guides. This
 resolution was not adopted and sub stitute, of non-committal character,
 was presented by United States Sena-
 tor Joseph NJ. Dixon of Missoula. The debate on the Cook resolution was hot.
 Edward N. Barrill was brought to
 tn eplatform during the excitement and said few words In such low tone he could not be heard by the audi ence.
 When Barrill, in a low voice. de- | clared that pr. Cooks statement re- garding the Mount Mckinley affair
 was incorrect, the explorer replied by