Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-10
HAS FAITH IN cook OPENING OF SCHOOLS
Explorer AmIndsen Believes Fall Terms Begin Monday
He Found Pole. September 20.
THINKS PEARY DID, ALSO RULES FOR new PUPILS
Not Jealous Either and Going Instructions Issued for the Guidance
Himself Next Year Of Eigibles.
WENT OVER DOCTORS MAPS BUILDINGS OPEN NEXT FRIDAY
Trusts Him Than Any Other Principals Will
Since Antarctic Trip, ceive
and Is Convinced Meetings
Explorer Amundsen Believes
He Found Pole.
THINKS PEARY DID, ALSO
Not Jealous Of Either and Is Going
Himself Next Year.
WENT OVER DOCTORS MAPS
Trusts Him More Than Any Other
Man Since Antarctic Trip,
and Is Convinced.
COPENHAGEN,

and Is Convinced.
COPENHAGEN, September 1O-No
mans word is more respected here than
that Of Capt. Ronald Amundsen, the arc
tic explorer. His enthusiastic support Of
DR.. Cook has increased, II possible, Dem
marks faith in DR.. Cooks bona fides.
For two years." says Capt. Amundsen,
II was very close to DR.. Cook during
our antarctic expedition. have met
Peary q few times. but do not really
know him. Cook is the most reliable map
have ever met. would trust no other
man as trust him.
HE was medical officer OF the Belgian
antarctic expedition. but we soon found
other cleverness than that Of q doctor
in him. He was quiet and reserved. but
the success Of the whole Belgian expedi-
ton was due to him When In slow Ice
and humping UP he got the expedition
out. No one else could.
HE then wrote day by day, and could
have given his manuscript to printers
Immediately upon his return home, but
he delayed doing so for a year or two.
He was very much interested in observa-
tons and the like and was capable Of
making all necessary observations him
SELF"
When asked about Pearys talk Of the
Eskimos' evidence Capt. Amundsen
laughed heartily and said: II don't care
d-n for the Eskimos. They can say
what they want to. They reckon out
to please the good white man. Only a
man like Rasmussen can handle them so
as to get the truth"
Have you heard ,.s p. whether Cook and
II have never heard anything but good
or Peary from Cook"
Capt. Amundsen was then asked q sim
liar question concerning Peary and Sverd-
rup, to which he dryiy replied: "Well,
there have been warmer friendships"
Peary's Alleged Contradictions.
Further questioning brought forth the
following: Eyes. I have noticed some
thing contradictory in Peary's kilograms.
We are told that Peary first said he had
found no traces Of Cooks expedition, and
then he said he had seen Eshmos who
talked Of IT.
The foregoing statements were made
In general interview. Talking with him
later. the correspondent tried hard to get
him to say something which would help
Evidently to him the idea OF doubling
Cooks word is ridiculous. He said:
''No one doubts Peary. No one doubted
his first bare word. Who doubts Cook?
know both Cook and Peary have been
at the pole. I am not anxious that any
one should have been there, because /
am going myself next year. It is a cruel
disappointment to Peary, but why not &C.
cept things? ! believe that when the ex-
element Gains everything will be all
right"
do you know" Capt. Amundsen was
asked. ''how DR.. Cook received the news
NO" was the reply. HE knew It be-
fore the Politiken supper. His secretary
told me. A telegram came. which the
secretary opened and read. I looked
keenly to see how Cook would take the
news. There was not the slightest trace
of i'll feeling. Cooks arms went up at
once and he said: .Hoorah, I'm glad! He
Capt. Amundsen evidently respects
Cooks wish not to tell stories Of his ex-
periences. but Capt. Amundsen said: 1--WE
talked for long time last night. He has
told me little details which he does not
talk about. but that return journey was
terribly hard. He has observations and
all that sort Of thing with him. Mr..
Whitney will take his instruments to
America"
Speaks Simple English.
Capt Amundsen was frankly puzzled,
and had a quaint. wondering look when
he was pressed to say something to con-
vince the people of the world who read
newspapers. He speaks simple English
very we'll within a certain limit, He
does not allow a word to pass which he
does not understand without asking you
to explain 1t. 1t was the first such word
which finally made him see that the pub
Tic wished to get something, failing the
A06 ANfn uI.N >I~
would support Cook. but which did not
depend on the personal equation. The
correspondent said:
"Dr: Cooks word is good enough for
you. Capt. Amundsen, because you know
him and have been close to him through
hard times. It Is good enough for people
who talk with him and people to whom
scientific observations would be useless
unless they had an expert to explain
them. Cook. as man. convinces you OF
him. but practically the whole world will
never talk with him or see him. They
must have something to make them be-
Iteve without Cooks face, manner and
way Of talking"
Capt. Amundsen grasped the idea. He
has not seen Cooks diary or observa-
tons. and does not think the people who
are said to have seen them have really
done SO. but he said:
I'VE talked long time last night. He
~.
That was enough to make me believe
Cook had been to the north pole, even II
] had not known him before. Yes, I
would have believed you. though had
never seen you or heard Of you before,
had been at the pole II you had gone over
q journey like that"
Feels Thoroughly Convinced.
In an answer to a carefully. clearly and
simply expressed desire to know whether
Cooks talk over his map was convincing
to polar expert that Cook had seen
things the expert had not seen and had
been where the expert had not been and
was ignorant of any one else having been,
Capt. -Amundsen readily agreed that
Cooks talk with him over the map and
otherwise would have convinced him as a
polar expert even II he had not known
Cook or anything about him before last
evenings meeting, and the same stun
talked by a man apparently physically and
mentally capable would have lacked moth
ing Of conviction II that man had been
without that natural gift Of convincing
people by sheer personality. which In
Cooks case has been so universally felt
and recognized here.
Capt. Amundsen's coming expedition was
then talked Of. It Is to be an oceano.
graphical study of tides and currents and
to sound seas. He said:
"WiN Cooks experience help me? Yes
1t makes no difference to my ideas. bh,