The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-15
WHAT COOK SAYS
HE DECLARES HE CAN AND
WILL PROVE HIS CLAIM.
VIII Send for His Eskimo Compan-
ions and Asserts That Peary Took
Food Stored for Eim.

ions and Asserts That Peary Too
Food Stored for Elm
At Copenhagen. Cook. show
Peary's statement Wednesday nigh
stood by his gun. declined TO en,e
into a debate and calmly asserte'
that his records would sustain him
he said:
- have been to the North Pole
| AS said last aight when ! heart
OF Commander Peary's success. /
he says he has been to the pole.
| believe him.
y am willing to place facts. as
ures and wo-ked-out observation:
before a joint tribunal Of the scien
;iac bodies OF the world. In due
course l shall be prepared to make
public an announcement that vii
eccectuslly dispel any doubt. /;
there can be such. OF the fact tina;
/ have reached the pole. But know
ing ,ha. am Sigh. and that right
must prevail. vii. submit at the
proper time my full story to The
Court OF ,asa resort-the people o!
the world.
y Will not enter into any coatso-
versy over the subject with Com
mander Peary. fu-:he. than to say
that Il be says nave taken his
Eskimos. my reply Is that Eskinos
scs romaf--- They are owned by
nobody. and nc, private property
Of either Commander Peary or my
self.
"As to the story that Command
er Peary says I took provisions sto.-
ed by him. my reply is that Peary
took my provisions. obtaining them
tron. the custodian on the plea that
! had been so long absent thSt he
was going to organize relief stations
for me in case I should be alive.
For this have documentary proof
This is Dr.. Frederick A Cooks
reply to Commander PearT. Com
Ing so quickly upon other dramatic
incidents OF the week, Commander
Peary's dispatch denying that Dr..
Cook has achieved the triumph for
which he has been fe:ed and hono-ed
In Copenhagen. beyond the lot Of
any other private person. has been
read there with feelings OF amaze
ueut and concern But Dr.. Cook
himself seems in 20 wise disturbed.
He vas perfectly COO! and apparent
ly unmoved when confronted with
:elegrams from the United States
saying that Commander Peary had
denounced him as an imposter. His
deneanor has not charged IN the
slightest from the day he landed
se Copenhagen.
When i: was suggested to him
that his chances OF proving his case
Nigh. be ruined unless ke made
satisfactory statement Immediately.
he sniled-his usual quiet smile
and asked how could man be ruin
cd by popular clamcr calling him
an imposter when he had proofs
OF his case which could and would
be published. as he had oft times
repeated. when they were in prope!
form 10 be given out.
Regarding the controversy over
his alleged taking OF Peary's stores.
Dr.. Cook asserts that he has written.
and other satisfactory evidence. that
Pea-y took his stores. perhaps be-
;!eying him deadl Harry Whit
ney is personally acquainted with 81!
the facts. and perhaps what be has
70 say when he returns may be io-
terestins." added the explorer.
nr. Cook told Capt Sverdrup and
another friend the day after he had
landed that be hoped there would be
10 unrleasantness over supplies with
the Peary party: that he had found
some OF Peary's men II possession
of one Of his depots and had turned
hem out uncernoniouslr.
I. Is settled that Cook will send
I ship back to bring 20 America the
.wo Esk.nos who accompanied him
n the last stage OF his journey 10
he pole. IS we'll as some Of the party
Who were sent back when the start
II the stage begun. Capt. Srerdrup
nay command the expedition: It Is
". Cooks desire that he shall do
%. and they conferred for serera!
hours few days ago.