New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-08
COOK GIVES NO DETAILS
RESERVES PARTICULARS
FOR HIS BOOK.
tie Has Receiued Offers for Story at
Ticice Figures Named Before
Pedry's Message.

likely 90 be largely increased He received to- |
day offers for his books and lectures at twice |
the figures previously rendered One American, |
Of the highest standing. offered terms almost |
startling. and. il is believed. far beyond any |
sum hitherto paid for such work. DIR. Cook is |
likely TO accept this offer.
The controversy is beginning to wage warmer |
here. Commander Peary's statement is unani- |
mously accepted as true. but there is q very |
large following faithful 10 Dr. Cook. His lect- |
ure before the Geographical Society tonight |
however. added little 10 the information he had
already given with reference TO his expedition
and he repeated the declaration OF his intention
10 withhold details until the publication of his
book.
The King and Queen. the Prince and Princess
George Of Greece and many of the members of
the royal family. together with a large gather
ing Of the most prominent people in Copen-
hagen this evening witnessed the presentation
10 Dr. Cook Of a gold medal by the Crown
Prince and listened to the explorers lecture
afterward.
Standing in front Of an immense map Of the
Arctic regions which surmounted by the
Stars and Stripes Dr. Cook outlined his prog
ress 10 the North Pole. In introducing the ex-
plorer the Crown Prince said that his reception
in Greenland and at Copenhagen showed the
way the Danes appreciated his wonderful ex-
plot. The prince then begged the honor Of pre-
sentng TO him the medal Of the Geographical
Society.
ALL HONOR TO PIONEERS.
DR. Cook told his story coolly and without
hesitation, but most of his statements had been
given out before. He said:
1t is too early TO give the general results of
the expedition. Time is required to digest the
work Of polar effort. You have not allowed time
in Copenhagen. This northward dash has oceu-
pied the minds Of men for more than three nun,
bred years. Slowly and surely the ladder OF
ATTITUDES has been climbed with various degrees
Of success. Experience was gained ana 80 ~.
expedition profted by the misfortunes OF its
predecessors The failure OF one expedition leo
10 the success Of subsequent efforts.
The art Of polar travel had been created, and
this art was the nucleus Of our equipment we
changed tactics 10 suit purpose. but am
bound to acknowledge at the outset that success
would have been possible without the less
fortrnate forerunners All honor 10 the piO-
neers the pathinders 10 the pole, the earlier eX-
plorers We particularly indebted TO Nan
sen and Peary and many Danish explorers TOT
the last stages Of polar progress
In nv case ! am especially indebted 20 Cap
tain Sverdrup who is here tonight His work
gave Us a new road which afforded us chance
10 try the ice little further west.
Although Fronting by other ventures. our eN-
Teditions differed in some important respects.
The route selected had planned OUT
wears ago as a result of reading the splendid
narrative Of Sverdrup About the middle or
1907 when We started. the pole was no part OF
ne programme which aimed altogether at study
and recreation, with the pole possibly as tut
ure problem.
for his departure and the journey. his recital
being similar TO that already published. He |
cleared I'D the doubts about the lowest tempera- |
tire recorded which he reiterated was S5 de- |
grees below zero. Fahrenheit. He said he had /
no doubt that the observations made would /
prove that he had been on and around the goth |
degree.
II have been within a circle, a klometre in |
diameter where the pole is situated, exclaimed /
the explorer. 81 am satisfied that that is quite !
sufficient for practical purposes. will say no
more until my book is published
HURRAH FOR PEARY. SAYS COOK
When he saw the dispatch which said that /
Comma nder Peary said he the first man to |
reach the North Pole DR.. Cook said:
Commander Peary OF course, can say what |
ever he wishes. / am not accustomed to indulge /
controversies. All have TO say about Com |
mander Peary is that if he says ne reached the /
North Pole, believe he reached the North Pole 1
BY going much further 10 the east than did |
Commander Peary has cut out OF the unknown /
an enormous space which. Of course, will be |
vastly useful and scientifically interesting
am the first TO shout "Hurrah for Peary!"
Asked whether Commander Peary was likely |
TO have found traces Of his progress over the |
polar seas, DR.. Cook replied NO he scarcely |
would have come across my tracks
DR. Cook then said: Il understand that a |
rumor is current about my having taken some |
~ pearv,s provisions at Etah: this is founded |
an Fsouinau gossip and misunderstanding. l |
desire no controversy. / simply say in reply |
70 such assertion, No Commander Peary is a |
friend Of mine"
With regard 70 the statement that he had /
chosen the western route 10 avoid observation |
Fv his councillors DR.. Cook said that he could |
only repeat what he had said before, that he /
had selected the western route simply as re- |
suit Of a careful study of Sverdrup's eXplora- |
tions. which convinced him that that was the |
most feasible road TO the pole.
rr Cook said also that according TO MS pres
en-, plans he would reach New York on Septem-
20 or q on board the Scandinavian American
Line steamer Oscar H.
The name Of Peary was heard more frequently /
in Conenhagen this morning than that Of Cook
y,xper,s. the general public and the newspapers
sccen, Commander Peary's triumphant state
roent as an unouestioned fact. While loyal TO
their belief in DIR. Cook, the people await the
re,elations 10 be made by the publication Of the
details of his observations. The opinions OF sci
entists on Dr. Cooks achievement are OF par
ticllar interest at the present time for the rea-
son that the University Of Copenhagen to-mor-
row, vii, make DR. Cook honorary professor OF
science 2 greater distinction than the honorary |
degree which il was first proposed to confer
upon him.
Maurice Egan the American Minister 10 Den
mark Miss Egan and the German Minister
Count HenckeI, had luncheon with Dr- COOK AZ