Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-09
He Has Been to the North Pol,
and Believes Peary's Claim
That He Has.
WILLING TO Be EXAMINED
VIII Pincc His Facts, Figures and Ot,
servntioDs before Joint Tribunal
~ Scientific bodies Of the
World - Declared That
Pesry Used His Food.

Copenhagen. Sept ST have beer,
to the North Pole. As said last
night when heard Of Commander
Pcary's success. II he says he has been
to the pole I believe him.
II ara willing to place facts figures,
and worked out observations before n
Joint tribunal of the scientific bodies
Of the world. In due course I shall
he prepared TO make public an an
nounccment that viii effectuaIly dis
pol any doubt. IL there can be such.
Of the facts that I have reached the
pole But. knowing that am right
and that right must prevail. Will
submit at the proper time nv full
story to the court OF last rcsort-the
people of the world"
II will not enter into any contro-
versy over the subject with Com
mander Penrv, further than 20 say
that II he says have his Eskimos. nv
reply Is tina, Essimos are nomads
They are owned by nobody and are
no, the private property of either
Comma nder Peary or myself The Es
kinos engaged by me were paid ter
times what they agreed to nccompony
me for
AS to the story that Commander
Peary says l took provisions stored
by him. my reply IS that Pearv TOOK
my provisions. obtaining them from
the custodian on the pIea that had
been 80 long absent that he was go.
ing 20 organize relief stations for m.
in case I should be alive For this !
have documentary proof"
This IS DR. Frederick A. Cooks re.
ply 10 Commander Peary
DIR. COOK PERFECTLY COOL.
Coming so quickly upon other dra-
matte coincidents Of the week. Com
mander Peary's despatch denying
that Dr. Cook had achieved the tri-
umph for which he has been feted and
honored in Copenhagen beyond the lot
Of any other private person. has been
read here with feelings OF amazement
and concern. But Dr. Cook himself
seems in no wise disturbed. He was
perfectly cool and apparently unmoved
when confronted with kilograms from
the United states SAYING that Com
mander Peary had denounced him as
on mposter His dameanor has not
changed in the slightest from he day
he landed at Copenhagen.
Dr. Cooks friends had urged him u
their utmost to make any statemen
possible for the public but ne had said
repeatedly that all he had 10 say for the
present was that he possessed proofs that
he had visited the North Pole on April
2l 1905 Those proofs were convincing
and would in due time he given to tho
world
When II was suggested to Lin that his
chances OF proving his csse mirht no
ruined unless he made satisfactory
statement Immediately Re smiled-his
usual quiet smile. and asked hoH could
man be ruined by popular clamor call
Ing him an impostor when he had proofs
Of his case which could snd would he
published as ne had oft times repeated.
when they were in proper form to be
given out
CAN SHOW PCARY USED HIS
STORES
Regarding the controversy over his al
legged taking Of Pearys stores DY Cook
asserts that he has written and other
satisfactory evidence that Pear tool:
his stores perhaps believing him dead
Harry whitney Is personally acQuaint-
ed WITH ali the facts and. perhaps what
he has to say when he returns may
he interesting" added the explorer.
Then Dr.. COOK remarked quietly:
Make as little ns YOU car OF this, and
don't say anything disasreeahle about
Peory."
DR.. Cook told Captain sverdrup and
another friend the day after he landed
here that he hoped :here would he no
unpleasaut@ess over supplies with the
Peary party that he had found somo
Of Peary's men In possession OF one
Of his dopots and had turned them ou.
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