Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-25
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candor compels me to say that the eff
ford of reaching the pole Is not one
OF physical endurance nor Is 1t fair to
call 1t bravery, but proper under
standing Of the stonlach's needs and
knowledge of the limits Of brute force
and OF the motive power, be that OF
man or beast
Our conquest was only possible
with the accumulated lessons of early
experience. The failures of our pre-
decessors were the stepping stones of
ultimate success. The real pathflnders
to the pole were the early Danish.
Dutch and English, Morse, Italian and
American explorers. With these we
share the fruits which your chairman
put into my basket.
Answers Objections.
"A similar objection is due to the
Eskimo and Indian The use of penn
mican and snow shoe which makes
penetration of the arctic mystery pos
sible has been borrowed from the In
dian. The method Of travel the motor
force. the native ingenuity without
which the polar quest would be hope
less, was taken from the Eskimo. To
| the savage man. therefore, who has no
| flag. we are bound to give part of this
| fruit
ITO John R. Bradley. the man who
| paid the bills, belongs at least hals
this fruit The Canadian government
sent its expedition under Captain Ber-
nier one thousand miles out OF its
course to help us to it. I gladly pass
the basket In returning our shriv-
eled skin and withered muscles were
| filled out at the expense of Danlsf
hospitality. and last but not least, the
/ reception with open arms by our fell
low explorers. to you and to all, be-
longs this basket of good things which
n nj an
shoulder.
Nothing would suit me better thar
to tell YOU tonight the complete stor,
of our quest but the very first telegram
gives more specific data than ! coui'
hope to tell you in an after-idnner ad
dress, therefore will elucidate certain
phases of our adventures.
Remarkable Charge Answered.
zone of the most remarkable charge
brought out is that did not seek a ge
ogra phical license to start for the pole
To the public that may be mystery
but you who know, will appreciate tina
no other explorer can start and say h
will reach the pole. Bradley furnishe,
the funds. shaped the destiny of tn
; expedition. For the time being tn
business concerned us only. l believe
y we succeeded there would be tim
enough to fly the banner of victory
You are mere tOHlSlit, bIdulGy Is lleIe
am here. We come together to cele
, hrate that victory. l appeal to you a
explorers and men. Am l bound to ap
peal to anybody for license to loo
for the pole?
another criticism is the charge c
our insufficient equipment. We hay
!; met this. You know we had every pos
! sible aid to the success of sledge trav
cling. A big ship is no advantage. "A
9 army Of white men is distinct hind
, rance, while the cumbersome luxury {
J, equipment is fatal to progress. w
:, chose to live the life as simple as thu
of Adam and we forced the strands c
human endurance to scientific limit
$ There was no other way for our simpl
Il needs. Bradley furnished sufficier
s funds. We were not overburdened wit
II the usual aids to pleasure and comfor
= but I didn't start for that purpose.
: to the excitement of the press to fore
things of their own picking from in
q rortant records into print. I have take
the stand that I have already given
tangible account of our journey. TIL
n is as complete as the preliminary RI
). ports of any previous explorer. The ds
:. ia observations and record are of e,
II actly the same character. Heretofo
such evidence has been taken wi
: faith and the conllete record will n
= be expected to appear for years, we
:, as we agree to deliver all within
few months.
IS Reached Pole April Fl, 1908.
o. I'VE arrived at the pole April
IN 1908. We discovered a new land alol
the 102nd meredian between the "a
and s5th parallel. Beyond this the