The Washington times., 1909-10-13
Replies to Commanders De-
tail Charge-ShowS Lit
tie Interest.
BNSTRUCTEDHIS MEN
TO KEEP IT SECRET
Believes They Talked of Work
South of Hubbard to Throw
Questioners Of.

CLEVELAND. Oct. 1S.-Dr. Frederick
a. Cock today replied to Commonder
Pearyts detailed charge that Cook did
not reach the Pole
Peary's charge, made in the form Of
a statement to the public and signed by
himself and four other members Of his
party, was that Cooks Eskimo boys.
1-took-s-shoo and Ah-pe-lah. had ad-
mitted at Ner<e. in August that Cook
did not go to the Pole; that his farthest
north was Cape Thomas Hubbard or
a point about s1ls degrees north Iati-
tude
DR.. Cook came back today with the
statement that his Eskimos had been
instructed not to tell Peary Of Cooks
strip over the polar sea; that they kept
their word. and that what they had
said 70 Peary and his men had been
twisted. Cook infers that I-took-a-shoo
and Ah-pe-lah threw Peary and his men
OF the track by telling of Cooks move
Tuents south OF Cape Thomas Hubbard
and. true to their promise. said nothing
Of their trip north across the ice 10 "the
big nail"
Shows Little Interest.
DR.. Cook was seen upon mis- arrival
from Detroit. He was shown the Peary
charges. Saying that he had not seen
them before and betraying only passive
Interest IN them, ne went into the Sc
Clusion of his hotel room TO read them
and look over the map Peary had sent
out along with the statement II is
Peary's claim that the map was pre-
pared BY himself, Bartlett. MCMILLAN.
BoTup and Henderson, from informa-
lion given them by Cooks two EsEimos.
The latter. according to Peary. point
ed out on the map Cooks route and the
members of the Peary party had mark
ed il down on the map.
After Dr.. Cook had read the charges
ne gave ont the following statement
which was iu his own handwriting:
The Eskimos were instructed not TO
tell Mr Peary or has men Of our trir
nver tire Polar sea. They have kept
their word AIr. Whitney has said thac
Fl this talk the Eskimos did not under
stand the questions or the map Their
replies have been twisted 10 suit a per
Nertec interest.
Wants No Argument
II viii not enter into an argument
about the matter but I viii bring the
JcsfdmOs 10 New York AT my own ex-
, peHse and thev viii prove as did MIR.
Whitney all that 7 have claimed
rs complete records are in the hands
of The University of Copenhagen. There
they viii receive their first examination
audi am Stare. their first appToVal
~ hen the University of CODauhggeu hg
given its final Judgment the records will
be forwarded simultaneously % all the
geographical societies of the WORLD. The
worlds scientists may then decide
whether the statements that I have
made are true or whether on the other
hand 5hCy are false.
Aiy Instruments were cached ues.
ltah by Harry Whitney 0f New Haven
The seas ahou- Etah are not now nav
lSahle- An expedition viii be sent NORTH
ID June o bring the instruments home
They VIII throw further lighz upon the
Iruih or lalSiJV of my statements
Tribute to Peary.
Though DR.. Cook was shown the
Feary statement befs-e stepping upor
the platform NJ the Trays Arnorv lass
night. he found occasion in the course
of his address TO pay tribute to Com.
uaander Peary.
There was nothing very wonderful I'm
suv campaign he said. I'VE used mo
aeroplanes, no balloons, nor a motor
sled. We succeeded because Of a sfngIs
CiFtumstance-We had reduced The rrGI.-
iem OF subsistence and that of transDor-
tauon 10 the standards Of primitive man
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