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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Comman-
der Robert E. Peary will seek the
South Pole. He gave the definite as
( surance to the United Press today, and
said, "a year ago last May sent q
statement to the International Polar
Society at Brussels that l would be
willing to promote and organize am
| expedition to the South Pole when I
returned from the north. am still of
| the same mind. would be only too
glad to participate in an antarctic
1 dash" 1t is intimated that he will
start to organize and hunt for the pole
after hisma gazine work is completed.
PARIS, Eec. 23.-Dr Frederick A.
Cook passed through Paris to-day. Ell
route to Ostend. Belgium, according to
a generally accepted report. Il is said
Cook is accompanied by his wife and
a youth of IS. He came from Nice to
this city. He fed after his identity
became known at Marseflles. He is
said to have registered at the hotel at
.Marseiles under the name of Richard
son. lie fed when Americans there
discovered him.
NEW OYRk. Dec. 23.-m. u. Cook.
brother of DR.. Cook, in an interview
today says he fears the doctor has met
with foul play. He said he was
strangely missing, though he admitted
the supposition that he had come to
harm was merely conjecture. He re-
ceived a letter from DR.. Cook Monday
dated "Aboardship." He did not know
what ship or from what country 1t WAS
j mailed. He said Cook feared his enc.
mics would take his real papers from
Lousdale and only gave him part. He
was to have met him IN Europe and
take the papers and appear before the
University of Copenhagen personally,
He evidently missed Lonsdale.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.--ReuMrm
ing his complete confidence in Dr..
Cook. Rear Admiral w. S. Sc.lEy, re.
tired, yesterday called publicly upor
Commander Peary to submit his proofs
that he reached the North Pole II,
knme scientific belly other than t.lc
National Geographic Society. This
the admiral dec1res. should be tbne
1T once in thei interests CT Justice an,l
to establish beyond question the
Claim Of loeary.
The admiral believes that the ea1l,"
tody which threw ont and repudiate,l
Cooks data should be permitted to
thn .L1tO TIrn1
Ioeary to the geop=asnic society.
"The Itzdres are tho best posted
holy of men III the world on Arctic
!, matters" The said. "The ccnsistosy Of
l the University of Copenhagen should
he given the opportunity TO examine
the Peary proofs, tcr in THAT way they
! would be submfItal to the same Test
! that was applied TO those OF Cook.
The cons.:tcry, which was regarded
Ivy the civiItzod world as more than
r friendly to Dr.. Cook showed by dts ac.
! ticn in turning ,lOwn the explorer
that it holds the scales of Justice. as
II sees them, evenly and honestly"
Moreover, Admill SChley heieyes
that the submission Of the proofs 10
Copenhagen should be insisted upon
; hy Peary despite whatever t.1c Nj
} tiunal Geographic Sociaty's attitude
may be.
Admiral Schley declined to say on
what grounds he took exception to TIL"
hndtng of the scientists cts the gTriyer-
sity Of Copenhagen that Cook had no.
been at the North Pole. FTe merely
) reatiirmed his belief in the eSl'lorer'
aiding that Ire believed also that
i. Peary too, mad gained the top Of til
!. earth.
, The Importance CT tho a'lmiral's de-
: nlnnd rs Increased by the fact that En
5 has had wide experience in the far
{ north
q Members of the National GGogrnPl'
> lie Society declined To discuss the Sue'
> ges1ion OF the retired NAVAL officer
y The society IS still snultinS Undo"
: the snnewtat curt rcrly made by the
! University of Copenhagen, to its re-
/ Guest tina. n committee represenAlni
) the society bc permitted to be pres
!. ert when DR.. Cooks data be eXaNI'
!. ined.
\ While recognizing the cotlsrletf
D right OF the Danish eciectists to dr.
J, cline guch request, yet American
y sayants feel that the Danes were
5 ncedlessly brusque I'm their DECLINE
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