Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-09
SENDS STATEMENT FROM
QUIET PLACE OF RETREAT
DO the American People Wonder
That Have Kept MY Promise"
He Asks-Wiil Submit Data 10
Geographic Society II Peary Sends
His to Copenhagen.
Thy h5svciateu rress).

NEW YORK. Nov. S.-AlthOugn ne
announced early in the evening that
he had retired to "a quiet place away
from New York" Dr. Frederick A.
Cook caused to be issued through a
friend tonight a statement In answer
TO Rear Admiral Chester, of the Ma
tiolai Geographic Society. who dis
credited the Brooklyn explorers
claims in an interview at Washington.
Dr. Cook says:
'"rhis is the unbiased gentleman
who displayed such anxiety to pass
upon my records, and who now de-
sires 10 go 10 Copenhagen as an UNI
prejudiced witness. Do the American
people wonder that I have kept my
promise to the scientists of Denmark?
The only point raised oy Admiral
Chester is the suggestion Of erroneous
location by midnight sun. This sight
of the midnight SIN on April is no
evidence Of our position. Though the
DAYS had been clear. tic northern
skies had not been clear at night for
many days previous
cioudness obscured Horizon.
A cloudiness obscured the horizon
and the sun sank into this. We did
not us. the sun at night for nautical
observations Nor did we stay awake
all night to watch for effects.
The original data which will send
to Copenhagen on November rs by
special messenger who will take pas
sage on the steamer United States OF
, the Scandinavian American Line, will
be accompanied By an analysis which
am now preparing, and which VIII.
II hope. make it unnecessary for me
TO attend before the University OF
Copenhagen. to explain such questions
which may arise upon the original re-
cord of my observations.
Makes a Condition.
MY unaltered original field notes
and nv instruments, w1en | recover
them, will Of course, be available for
examination by the National Geog-
raphic Society upon the condition that
| Commander Peary agrees to submit
his original data and instruments for
examination at the University OF Cop
enhagen'
( WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. $40
pass On the question as to whether
the North Pole was discovered before
1909. that is to whether DR.. Cook
reached it a year prior to Commander
Peary, the board of managers of the
National Geographic Society today APP
pointed the following committee:
J. Howard Gore. formerly professor
of mathematics. George Washington
University: Rear Admiral John r
PiIlsbury, of the navy. and DR.. c. VIII
lard Hayes. chief geologist OF the geo
logical survey
Fairer TO Cook.
A change from the committee which
recently passed upon the Peary re-
cords was made in accordance with
1.-THE recommendation OF the commit
Tee on research Of the society and
because IL was thought that this
would be fairer 10 Dr. Cook
The committee. in accordance with
lannouhct ment. will not 20 to CopeB-
hagen IN the prosecution Of its in
iauiry. but will rely or data obtained
!otherwlse.
Fer this purpose it will have author
ny 60 interroEate such persons and
make such journeys. as may be re-
lgardeG essential 40 finally determine
fhe question OF the disccve~ Of the
pole.
The action OF the University Of
lCopcnh3cen IN refusing to permit 4
committee II the National Geographic
l.-sc,eiy to attend the Examination as
ILLNESSES merely % Dr. Cooks re-
co-d is. has caused surprise and regret
Cnestcr's Speech > Mistake
AWcng some Of the society there Is
Ia feeling that q grave mistake was
-,soc Nv Rear admiral &C 'cr. onr
- the committee who oSawincd tho
Tcsry r. -c-de. ~-rcn - = public
sye-sh Saiu-r - night he discreditcc
~. COOK claims to the discovery OF
1.-The pole
Commander Pcsry arrived in wash
-rgios tfd1y rnd T.r,tcied Al once q
1.-THE uavv dsIa,in fLt where he met
Assistant Secretary Winthrop ant ?
number Of hts fellow officers.
y was the FIRST visit paid by bin
% the department since hts return
lfrom The Arctic