Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-21
PEARV DOES NOT DIsCREDIr COOK


covery, pnd Peary in his statement TO
prove that Cook did not go to the
| Pole quotes those Eskimo boys as
pointing out route to show that the
discovery vas not made. Cook SAYS
That is what he wanted them to do.
| and there you have II, from both sides.
But lot us look at the matter rs View
| ed by different papers
The Springfield Republican states
its View of the situation in long edi-
torial. which is practically summed
mp in this paragraph:
Commander Peary's evidence in sup
port of his charge that DR.. Cook IS
deliberate impostor seems 10 add moth
ing material 10 his original statement
issued ~ Indian ITarbor. when he de-
clared to tho world that the two rs
kimos who accompanied him say he
went no distance north and not ont
of sight of land" What he now Of
fers In standardization Of his impeach-
ment Of his rivals honor consists en-
| tirely of the detailed statement which
he says was obtained from the Esktmos
by hinaclf and members OF his partv.
after their return to E,tah from the
north Nothinr essentially now IA
Forthcoming to support Mr.. Peary's
contention regarding Dr. Cook; and
If the public now Interpret this nnu-
city OF evidence as n further sign OF
weakness, the fact would merely CON
firm our impression that Mr.. Pear;
blundered seriously when he impul-
sively set out to prove n negative
Tho Now. york Gu, rs,c,.s nroo
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relied largely on its resources to Sc
cure first hand evidence on this oues-
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No one knew better than Or. Cook
thnt Mr.. Peary would subject these
two Eskimos to most searching
cross mlnation. He told Harry
Whitney, the New Haven sportsman
who met him on the Ice ard to whom
he first told Of the finding of the Pole.
that he had instructed these boys not
to tell Mr.. peary or any one else on
the Roosevelt where they had been
and to say they did not know.
when the Roosevelt arrived at Etah
MI Whitney had conversation with
Mr. Peary. He had given his word OF
honor that he would not tell Mr.
Peary that pr Cook had found the
h.or rooras,an ~ ~, ~ Coor ,hat
the latter had passed the fsrthest
nortt record made by Mr.. Penry on
his former expedition Immediately
Mr. Peary had Mr.. Borup. Professor
Mcmillan and Henson come to his
cabin and ne asked Mr.. whitney To
repeat his statement before them snd
II was taken down in writing.
After this interview the two Esd
mos who accompanied Or Cook we're
called into Ilen'on's room and inter-
ro%atod ut length. Mr.. Whitney was
not present at this interview, but
whom Etuk!shuk, the Older OK the boys
came out. Mr.. Whitney asked him
what no had said. Between the time
that Or Cook had told Mr., Whitnay
OF his trip to tho North Pole with the
two boys and this Interrogation they
had accompanied the New Haven man
on his long slsdse journey after musk
OK ana htuKish"k h"' acted as MS
r ~ .,ore h.,u.o, ~.
two were a. CONFIDENTIAL as the re,a
tons between whit" man ana an VS.
kino can ever De