The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-09
KING OF SWEDEN
RECOGNIZES COOK
IN DASH TO POLE
PLACES OFFICIAL STAMP UPON
AMERICANS STORY AND CON-
GRADUATES U. S.
PROF. MOORE is SATISFIED.
Chief of Weather Bureau Sees Nothing
in Explorers Statements to
Doubt Performance.
HAS QUIET DAY IN COPENHAGEN

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 9Th,
King of Sweden officially has recognized
DIR. Cook as the discoyerer of the Nortl
pole.
Minister Egan at Copenhagen has in
formed the state department under Sun
Hays date in effect that the King through
The Swedish minister at Copenhagen has
congratulated the government of the
United States on the occasion of DR.
Cooks discovery.
at is not fair to doubt DIR. Cooks
word in the absence of any evidence
whatever against him.
This statement was made today by
Capt. A. q. Winterhalter, of the navy
chief of the photographers office here, IL
speaking of the doubts that had been eX
pressed IN some quarters as to whether
DR.. Cook actually had reached the pole
Not one time in C. hundred thousand
he said, would DR.. Cook be able sue
cesSfully to fake astronomical observa
lions. | have had much experience il
making observations and compilations
from them, and | speak from my OWL
knowledge in such matters. Fake OBJ
servations from day to day could moi
possibly be continued Tor any length OF
time without detection, and why not
wait until access is had to DIR. Cook
records and books? These, in my opin
ion ion VIII clear up every, question as tt
his actually having reached the pole. II
they do not, it will then be quite time
enough TO cast aspersions upon him."
Drof Mooxo C,4;,Gal
Never in the annals of Arctic ex
ploration has there been any attempt
made TO manufacture observa tons, OF
make fictitious claim of achievement
and | am satisfied that there has beer
nothing of this kind in the case of DR.
Cook"
SO declared Prof. Willis L. Moore. the
chief OF the weather bureau, acting sec
rotary of agriculture, and president OF
the National Geographic society. From
all accounts of DR.. Cooks trip" sale
Prof. Moore, Il feel satisfied of the au
thentcty of the whole matter. | ses
nothing in the narrative as told by DR.
Cook that should cause any apprehension
or doubt about the actual performance
of the feat. man would have toe
little to gain and too much to lose in
making any other than an autheuti,
claim, because his fame would be of
too short duration and his ignominy
would be everlasting
The National Geographical society
which has membership of about 4O, 600
has its headquarters here in the Hubbard
Memorial building. Henry Gannett, the
geographer, is vice president, and Alex
ander Graham Bell the inventor, is one
of its band of managers. Mr.. Bell is on,
of the city. At the next meeting of the
board the whole question of DR.. Cook
discovery will be threshed over.
Cook Spends Day Quietly
COPENHAGEN, Sept. &, - Being
without official engagements today, DR.
Frederick A. Cook mapped out Il quiet
day for himself. In the course of the
morning he visited old Prince Hans, who
is known as the uncle of the reigning
houses of Europe and later he received
II deputaton of students who hailed him
as a hero. He then took q drive with
Maurice +. Egan, the American minis
ter. and had lunch privately with the
ministers in the country, his purpose be
ing to escape the applaudlng crowds.
Germans Congratulate Him.
BERLIN, Sept. 6.-Two of the lead
ing societies of German geographers, the
Berlin and the Hamburg associations
have congratulated DR.. Cook on his dis
covery of the north pole. The manag
ing committees of each society met ano
decided duly upon this recognition. The
Berlin committee expressed the opinion
that it had no right to withhold its ac
Acknowledgement from an honorable anC
experienced explorer such as DIR. Cook
and it sent its congratulations gladly
In doing this, however. the committee
does not consider that it formally accepts
every statement of fact made by DIR
Cook. simply gives general recognition
to his fine achievement.
Pope Deeply Interested.
ROME, Sept. 6.--The Pope is keenly
interested in the story of DR.. Cooks
achievement. and is following with inter
est the newspaper accounts of the ex
petition. The Pope expressed the opin
ion today that one must believe in the
truthfulness of man whose character
had been tried by such perils and who
had faced death alone.