Evening journal., 1909-09-20
PEARY TO MAKE
COOK PROVE IT
Commander Had to Talk
First. But he Will Now
Wait For Cook
WHITNEY TOLD NOTHING
OF COOKS DISCOVERY
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
SYDNEY, n. S, Sept. 2O.-The Canadian
government checkmated Commander Kop-
ert f. Peary and involuntarily aided Cap
tain Cook IN the controversy by the Two
explorers. 1t developed to-day that the real
reason Peary has been staying at bst1'e
larbor has not been needed repairs to the
Roosevelt, but in the hope that COOK
would get into New York and be inter-
viewed at length while Peary maintained
complete silence Then with knowledge OF
all that Cook had said Peary could sail
into this harber and hurl further con-
tempt and opprobrium at his rival.
But Peary had TO talk first. The Can
sdian government sent is New York, Bos-
ton and Canadian newspaper men TO MN
on the cable ship Tyria and he was IN
terviewed." The chief thing that develop
ed from the interview so far as It appears
here. Is that Peary bases much of his
opinion that Cook was not at the pole on
the fact that Harry whitney, who left
his shin in the Arctic Ito hunt poar
bear" after he had planned to return on 1t
failed to tell him CPeary that Cook had
discovered the pole and the fact that
Cooks equipment was meagre' when he
reached the camp at Annotok which both
Peary and Cook claim to own.
Peary and his party are coming here as
fast as the Roosevelt can move under
both steam and sail When the Tyrian
left Battle Harbor the commander stated
that he would hardly sail before Monday
but as the Canadian ship cleared the har-
Dor the Roosevelt was getting up steam
and starting There is a good chance that
she will arrive to-day. but il she does not
make port before dark it is expected that
Commander Peary viii keep her outside
until morning.
The Peary expedition will be given a
warm welcome here not because sydney
ties sympathize with the American naval
officer in the controversy. but rather be-
cause he is a distinguished naval officer
Of another country who says that he can
prove that he was the FIRST one to accom-
piish one Of the greatest of exploring &
feats
with the Roosevelt making for port
there Is much interest to-day IN the s'ase-
ments Commander Peary made 70 the cor
resuondents. His statement that he con-
sidered it possible 10 fake observations
which would "fool scientists Is question
ed here In support of this contention
Peary quoted his warm supporter Adj
mlral Melville Of the United states Navy
and Admiral Sir George Mares Of the
British Navy.
That. Peary intends TO guard carefully
all the observations which he considers
material to the controversy was shown pS
tis refusing TO state in what manner h'
roade his observations above S9.5f ana con-
tepting himself with the statement that ''
,ools them at that point with sextan'
using an artificial horizon with mercury
Prt Peary intends to maintain the mesa
five side Of the question OF Cooks ex
ploit and make the Brooklyn doctor tak'
the affirmative
Here is his exact words on that point;
81 do not feel at this time that l car
copsistentlv give any information as L
what observed as TO conditions at th'
nolo The issue Is has Cook been at th'
North Pole. Now ! do not propose TO an
swer that or to produce any PROOF unit
there is a properly authorized ststemen
from Cook himself before reliable dis
interested party
Peary claims that his fast travel wa
due entirely TO a new style Of sled that h
has invented and he intimates that as D'
Cook did not have this aid he could no
have covered the space that he did in th
time claimed. Pearys' first word or COO
came from Harry Whitney, but the latte
gave no information as TO Cooks claim
that he had been to the pole. Captai
walker Of the British steamer Mornin
also told Peary about Cook and It wa
from the Englishman that Peary got tn
0rst intlmation that Cook claimed to haN
forestalled him in the dash to the Nortl
Rut there seems to be great myster
about the stay OF Cook and his tW
Fsxinnos at the Peary camp at Annotol
This is tho camp Cook claims Peary sto
from him placing boatswain John Murph
and William Pritchard in charge. Whitne
lived with them from August Is, 1903, VI
I'll the Roosevelt returned as far as sauI
ders Island where he joined the Jeanie.
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