Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-22

Press boarded the Roosevelt at North
Sydney and received from Commander
Peary a new version of the dispute
regarding DR.. Cooks supplies at An
notok.
The explorers attention was called to
the statement received by wireless
from DR.. Cook on board the steamer
Oscar II, declaring that the Eskimos
at Annotok had informed Peary that
Cook was long since dead. Peary was
asked if he entertained this opinion,
and said no"
on the contrary he had left sup
plies at Etah, in case, as might well
happen, DR.. Cook should return there
without food.
The tug C. NJ Winch conveyed the
welcoming party down the bay. Ihls
party included the mayor or Sydney'
Wallace Richardson; the heads OF the
various city departments, and other
prominent officials.
The proposed banquet to the ex-
plorer has been held In allowance unth
Commander Peary shall communicate
his wishes to the mayor.
AS the morning advanced, business
in Sydney came to an end. stores
were closed, the hotels were emptle1
of their guests and the crowd at tHe
waterfront increased rapidly.
Will Await Events
"I shall await events" SAID Dr'
Cook to the Associated Press just pg-
fore he left the decks of the oscar II
at Quarantine today to be brousnt u
the city by the welcoming committee
when my material has peen spS
together and put into shape 1t VIII pe
snbmitted in the first instance to the
University of Copenhagen. After that
If will be laid before the Geographlcal
societies of the world. l Will not con-
sent to submit any fragmentary por-
tions of my observations or or my
records to anyone.
"'The report and all the data con-
nected with my trip must be examines @
in their entirety, together WIN ny ~
instruments, some of Whlch nave IL
NV possession now and others of Whlch
are on their way to America at the
present moment. These will be properly
controlled and tested before suplnlssloli
to the scientific bodies.
Asked why he did not Immediately
give full details of his achievement
DR.. Cook said: .,.,
at have given to the public concise
account of my journey similar to that
always given by explorers on their re-
turn from a journey of exploration.
For the present no other details are
| necessary, and as a matter of fact, no
further specific evidence of my claim
has been called for from any SIDE
Make No Haste About Reports
"It never has been customary hither-
to for explorers to make their lull
records Dublic in such haste. AS d
,.Ile scientific societies are not remark
| able for their rapidity in coming TO
| conclusions and they are usually con
tent to wait until complete data Is
| compiled" ,4,. -
his feat by Denmark, DR.. COOK re-
marked
"Daugaard Jensen, inspector OF Dan
isb North Greenland after hearing
Rasmussen and talking with Governor
Kraul of Upernavik, who has seen ana
| read the entire record, telegraphed To
| the Danish government in CopehhaselI
his assurance of the truth or my
! declaration and guaranteeing them as
authentic. ov,-
"The Danish authorities in Green
land who are in reality the advisers
| of the Danish government, nave peeIl
! for nearly four months in possession
of all details of my trip. The Danlsn
government and the University OIL
| Copenhagen, as well as the Dahlsii
Geographical society nave III .ldeal .antee
rort taken over the virtual guarantee
for the sincerity and authenticity OF
NV records. They have stood up tor
them. so to speak. before the world,
| They do not ask me to furnish any
further proofs or evidence of any
kind: but, in justice to Denmark, 1t IS
nv intention to place the first COM
pleted record of my polar journey at
! the disposal of the University of Cop
enhagen'
Vague Reports of Peary Heard Only
Referring to Commander Peary,
DIR. Cook said: 'I have as yet heard
nothing but vague reports. 1 prefer
for the present to believe the state
ments which have teen attributed to
Peary are incorrect. l am fully pre-
| rared to meet any charges, but l must
| first see something definite. 1 am abb
solutely certain none of the reports
which has appeared in print emanate
either from my Eskimos, Ahveap
and Etul5ishuk, or from Harry Whit
ney. Mr. Whitney has, without any
| doubt, kept his promise to me not to
say anything about the expedition and
its results, and l feel sure of my Es-
kimos.
"Mr. whitney win return to Amer
lea about the middle of October. He