The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-24
new QUARREL
ON POLE QUESTION


Copenhagen for veriflcation. follow
ing that body's reputation of DR..
Cook has raised a storm among the
membership of the Nat'On7 r. N-
graphical society, which gave Peary
clean bill Of health.
Leading members claim that the
scientists Of the United States would
be u-Meanlng themselves if they ac-
knowlcdGed that their findings need
ed yeriiication. There seems to be
no disposition to withhold from the
Copenhagen board the data filed by
Peary. but there is a welldelined op-
position against turning it over to the
Danish scientists for official action
Inc argument advanced by Admir-
al Schley that such examination
would remove all question OF doubt
from the claim of Peary. is accepted
as rather gratuitous. The records OF
Peary have been found unimpeach-
able by American scientists and
therefore the ques ion is not whether
Peary is right but whether the scien.
tsjs are wrong.
Nothing can be gained by submit.
ting Commander Pcary's data TO tho
University of Copenhagen" said
Fiol. Gannett, chairman of the COM
mlttee that passed upon Peary's
proofs and | do not see any reason
why he should. The committee that
passed upon his papers is fully quail
ned TO arrive at an unbiased conclu,
slon' Notwithstanding that almost
every member is acquainted with
Commander Peay, and I need not
say that the Investigations were car.
rled on along scientific lines. with
out regard to the personality or the
standing OF either claimant
Rear Admiral Chester. who attack.
ed Cooks data some time ago de.
nounced the proposition OF Admiral
Schley as absurd" He declared he
did not believe that the University
OF Copenhagen would consider max.
ing a request Tor the proofs, and that
the whole matter was n mares nest
he also drew attention to the fact
mat the Royal Geographical Society
ol England and the Geographical So
ciety of Berlin had acknowledged
PeaTy as the discoverer OF the pole
and that the latter society had plan
ned to honor Peary in Berlin next
year.
Brussels, Dec. 23-No trace could
be found of Dr. Cook either here or
at Ostend. although there Is a DOS.
sibility that he left Ostend by a
steamer last night for Dover. NJ Le~
cointc, director of the Brussels obser-
Vatory, said he had received no word
from Cook. and that he believed tho
doctor would certainly have visited
or communicated with him had ho
come to Brussels
New York, Dec. 23.-Williah l.
Cook said today that he believed his
brother, DR. Frederick A. Cook. hae
been the victim OF violence abroad
Il had letter from DR.. Cook early
this week" said the brother, IN which
he said he was hurrying to Copenha.
gen with his proofs of having found
the North Pole He should have
reached Copenhagen before this. and
as he had been threatened. | fear his
enemies have oyertaken him"
Copenhagen, Dec. 23.-The Uniyer-
slty CT Copenhagen having received no
communication from Dr.. Frederick A
Cook, since its verdict was rendered.
no longer expects to hear anything
further from the explorer.
DR., Salomson, rector of the uniyer,
sity. said today that he was convinced
DR., Cook would remain in hiding as
long us possible. He believes DR.. Cook
is in Europe.
New York, Dec, PA committee
which was appointed by Brooklyn
neiehbors of DR. Cook some months
ago TO raise funds for the erection of
a monument to the explorer has de,
cidcd 10 go on with It's work in spite
of the cables from Copenhagen.
"Dr, Cook" according to one mem
Der of the committee. is a noble mar
tyr. The whole world may take the
word CT those indoor explorers over in
Copenhagen, but his neiGhbors in old
Bushwick know that Dr. Cook discov.
cred the pole because he told lis SO
himself"
Two elements figure in the defer
ment OF the subcommittee until the
first of the year, the disposition to
give DR.. Cook every possible opportu-
nifty to present his observations. and,
second, the absence of Rear Admiral
Pillsbury. who went to Boston the day
OF the university verdict
Admiral Pillsbury Will return after
the holidays. and the meeting will be
called at once Meantime, conclu-
sions of the Copenhagen investigators
probably VIII be here for formal sub
mission to the subcommittee, and
some answer may have been received
from Dr. Cook TO the request for his
original observations
While recognizing that the burden
Of sentiment has been largely against
DR.. Cook, as the result of the Copen-
hagen verdict, the committee proposes
by no means to be governed by that
decision
Inquiry today shows that the sub
committee Intends to proceed with the
utmost caution In view of Its respon'
sibllIty as the investigating body Of
the organization that largely repre-
sents scientific America.
The subcommittee, In case it fails
to receive the original data, Will not
20 out Of its way TO condemn DR. Cook.
but will report that he failed TO pro.
duce any papers that proved he
reached the North Pole.
He has a perfect right to with
hold them, according 10 one StdIS-
meut today, and there Is no com
puls!on in the matter
The society's request for his original
data IS made personally to DR..
Cooks friend, Mr. Wake. In New York
city.
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