Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-24
COOK CHEERED
. BY THOUSAND
ADMIRERS
DOCTOR RETELLS STORY
OF DASH TO NORTH POLE
Success Attributed to Reliance
on Resources of Primitive|
Man Backed Up by Intelligent
Use of Brute Force,

tBy Morning journal Special leased Wlrel
New York, Sept. 23.-ChcCred by a
thousand men and women as he enter
cd the banquet hall ON the arm of
Rear Admiral Winfield $. Schley Dr.
Frederick A Cook told his story to-
night before the most brilliant audi
cnces that he has addressed since he
left the court Of Denmark. The ban
quct was given by the Arctic club of
America, where DR.. Cook is a mcm-
Der. The asscmblase was cosmopoli-
tan and enthusiastic.
CroWding the great bail room OF
the Waldorf-Astoria, Cooks admirers
listened attcntively to his recital in
the form of an after dinner address.
DR.. cook detailed many Of his polar
experiences. and insisted that his eX
plot furnished honor enough for all.
He declared that he wanted to divide
the praise with explorers of the past
upon whose experience he had won
With the Eskimos, those customs he
had adopted with victorious effect and
with Mr. Bradley, who had financed
his expedition.
DR.. cook said;
"This is one Of the highest honofs
[ have ever hoped TO receive. You re-
present most of the frisid ZONE cX-
plorcrs Of Europe ANA nearly all of
the Arctic explorers in America Your
welcome is the explorers guarantee
to the World-coming as ii does from
fellow workers, from men who know
and have gone through the same eN-
periencc--it is an appreciation and a
victory the highest which could FAN to
the lot of any returning traveller
THE key to frigid cndeayor is sub
sistencc There Is nothing in the on
tire realm Of the Arctic which is i'm
po sibl5 - man. Ne important oXpe-
dition has ever returned because Of
urscalablc barriers or impossible W1a
thcr Civilized man, it he Will succeed.
must bond to the savage simplicity ne
cCSsary.
"Thc problem belongs to modern
man, but for its execution we must
begin with the food ana means of
Transportation Of The wild man. Even
this must De reduced and sinplificd. |
"Candor compclS nc To say that the
effort of getting to tine pole is not ono !
OF physical endurance, nor is it fair to
call it bravery; but proper under |
standing of the needs of the stomach |
and the knowledge of the limits Of
the brute force OF motive power be
that man or beast
"Our conquest was only possible |
with the accumulatcd lessons of carly |
ares OF experience The real path |
finders to the pole were carly Danish, |
Dutch. English and Morse, Italian ANA |
American explorers. With these Wor-
thy forerunncrs We must therefore |
share the good fruits which your
chairman has put into my basket.
"a similar obligation is due to the |
wild man The twin families of Wild |
folk. Eskimo and indian We're impor-
tant factors to us The use of penn
mican and the snow shoe has bcep
borrowed from the American Indian.
The method Of travel, tie motor force
and the native ingenuity have been
taken from the Eskimo. To savage
llldl lilfAflbl e.. W ~ litl'' i'' i'''t'' ~
are bound to give u part of this fruit
"To John f. Bradley-thc man who
paid the bills-belongs at least one
half of this fruit.
"The Canadian government sent its
expedition. under captain Rernicr
/ 600 miles out of its course to help
W.. to it 1 gladly pass the basket In
returning, shrivlod skin and Withcrcd
muscles were filled out at the expense
Df Danish hospitality. And last but
not least the reception by fellow cN-
YOU and to all belongs
This basket of good things which the
chairman hae placed upon my shoul-
lers.
81 shall devote the allotted time to
m elucidation Of certain phases of our
adventure.
conc Of the most remarkable char
scs brought ont Is that did not seek
b geographical license 10 start for the
pole.
"Now. gentlemen, to the largo pub
lice that may be "a mystery. bat YOU,
s, ho know. will appreciate that no *
olorcr can start and say that lac Will
reach tho pole. Many good men have
.ricd before, all have failed. MI Who
understand tile problem know That
success is bat barely possible when
very conceivable Circumstance is ia
.0rabIc.
If As only necessary to ANNOUNCE That
m expedition cmbarlls for the pole to
tart ana undesirable humhast and
flourish of trumpcts. This I chose q"
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