The Washington times., 1909-09-27
DR.. COOK IS READY
TO ANSWER PEARY

NEW YORK, Sept 27.-''As soon as Mr..
Pearv makes definite charges over his
own signature. 1 will answer them fully
and completely" said DIR. Frederick a.
| Cook today.
II can't understand Mr.. Peary's at
titude." he continued. 1T Is certainly
not the unwritten law Of the North and
it is not the way l would have acted
under the circumstances. His, action
in refusing to allow Whitney 10 bring
the American flag aboard the Roose-
welt. along with my other belongings.
is incomprehensible to me. If Peary
had been in want I would have given
him everything I had. and Whitney had
written instructions from me to assist
any white man in need from my prop
erty there at Etah, which included a
house. stores, and supplies"
DR.. Cook then answered some of the
charges Peary published this morning..
In reference to the charge that Dr..
Cock had no shoes which showed the
effects Of ar Arctic trip, Dr. Cook said;
Dogs Ate Shoes.
"Cn our trip North we wore out our
shoes and fed them to the dogs. In
Jones Sound we made two new pairs
each. They were Eskimo kammiks,
made OF sealskin One pair each we
were out and made others. L now have
two pairs. one at Etah and one here.
which show plainly the effects Of the
trip. I am willing TO show them at any
time.
''Mr. Peary says I cannot build a
sledge and ! cannot talk Eskimo. Both
statements are absolutely wrong. With
the help Of the nstivest I built every
sledge used by US IN our trip and I can
talk Eskimo well"
In answer TO questions, the doctor
said: 81 have all my. records here. eth
er in the original or I'm better copies
than the ones Whitney left IN the North
There is no chance Of my instruments
/ being lost, for they are well hidden and
If found by the Eskimos they viii know
they are mine and viii take care OF
allow them 10 be brought on board
ship the best thing that could have
| been done with them was for them to
be buried, and this Whitney did.
Plans Are Upset
Y had no idea tat Whitney was go
| ing TO sail home Oh Peary's boat. His
own boat was to cail for him and as
had rough trip from Etah to Cper-
navik I deemed it best TO stow the in
struments and records in Whitney's
ship. Had known then what I know
now I would have taken them with me
and run the risk OF injury 10 them.
II want TO meet Whitney lust as
soon as he arrives and then matters will
be considerably Strengthened out"
The statement from Battle Har-
Dor, Labrador by Harry whitney,
had been compelled by Commander
Peary to leave all of DR.. Cook s
records and data and effects at Etah,
/ has created an even wider breach be
7 fna
/ in the Pole controversy.
That Il viii be a yeaf or even more.
before Dr. Cook can prove his claim
/ definitely IS the declaration Of scien-
tific men today. They declare that no
matter what his records show. they
want TO see DR.. Cooks scientific in
struments for corrected variations"
/ before accepting his claims or rejecting
/ them.
Wait Until Next Year.
AS the arctic night viii set i'm and
/ the ice VIII gather before a ship can
reach Etah, the Cook instruments can
not be brought back for another twelve
months.
Cook adherents are bitter against
Commander Peary for his refusal TO
allow Whitney 20 bring back Cook's
belongings. but Commander Peary's
friends say ne was aware Of Cook 8
intention Of claiming the Pole. and
Peary did not intend to help him.
Whitney. on board TIE Jeanie. at
Battle Harbor, declares he doesn't
doubt Cook reached the Pole. He de-
/ clared ne did not know Or. Cook until.
I with two Eskimos half starved and
/ footsorc, they arrived at Annotoz
/ Whitney accompanied Cook TO Etah,
! where Cook told him of the discovery
/ Of the Pole. He requested Whitney.
when he met Peary. TO tell the com
mander Cook had passed Pcary's
/ former "furthest north" but not 20 tell
/ him Cook had reached the Pole.
Dr Cook has received the following
ca1legram from Whitney:
! s.Strathcone, via Battle Harbor and
/ Cape Ray. \. r., Sept. %.
! -Dr T. A. Cook, Waldorf New York.
/ started for home, RoOs cvelt. Moth