Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
DISCOVERER OF
POLE EXPLAINS
Ills INTENTIONS
DENMARK WILL HAVE FIRST
ACCESS TO COOKS DATA
WILL ASK SCIENTISTS TO DELAY
THEIR VERDICT
North Pole Explorer Willing to SUBJ
NIT Copies of Records to
Every Scientific Body
Desiring Them
fBy Associated Press.l

BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.-Before his lec-
X ture tonight DR.. Cook was shown
81 the Associated Press dispatch
from Copenhagen relative to his re-
ported intention to request the univer-
sity of that city to waive its claim to
the first examination of his records
After reading the dispatch carefully
he said:
"A wrong impression has been re-
ceiVed in Denmark as to just what /
said in Washington last night, and this
too seems not to have been perfectly
understood in this country.
In order that there may be no further
misunderstanding, / shall be glad to
have the Associated Press announce, as
coming from me, that 1 shall adhere to
the original plan to have the University
of Copenhagen make the first eXamina-
tion of my records, but that | shall ask
that university to withhold the an
nouncement of the result of such exam
nation until the records shall have
been examined simultaneously by all
the geographical societies of the world.
Immediately after they have been
examined by the University of Copen-
hagen, duplicate copies of my RECORDS
will be submitted to all the geographl-
cal societies of the world and to any
OlIeT SClGHllllG DOOlGo NlOoll ms 1iiSiA''
WithoIds Message
DR.. Cook at first expressed an inten-
ton of cabling to this effect to Den
mark, but afterward decided the trans
mission of his statement to that coun-
try through the Associated Press Woulu
be preferable.
The north pole controversy is expect
ed to reach a climax this week when
the Peary Arctic club makes public the
statement which Commander Robert n.
Peary declares win prove that he was
the only white man to reach the pole.
Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard president
of the club, win be in the city today
or tomorrow and Immediately will call
a meeting at which the statement pre-
pared by Peary and submitted to Gen.
Hubbard at Bar Harbor, Me, will be
gone over and then made public.
DIR. Frederick A Cook, who will be
in Baltimore tonight, has arranged to
issue counter statement, it is an
nounced, to show that his rivals
declaration does not prove that he did
not preoede Peary to the pole by near
ly year.
The cargo of arctic trophies gath
cred by the PearY party will be un-
loaded from the Roosevelt at once and
the ship. which has made two polar
trips is expected to be offered for
sale. by the Peary Arctic club,
May Be Purchased
As the vessel was not built for car
ryinG cargo, it is said to be useful only
on exploration trips, and for the rea-
son that there are not now any prom
inent north pole seekers, at least on
this side of the ocean, there is some
talk that fortune seekers may acquire
the ship for a search Of the West In
dies for the hidden boards Of pirates.
The officers of the Peary Arctic club
held a meeting today formally to pass
on the proofs held by Commander
Robert E. Peary to show that DR.. Cook
did not reach the pole. the statement
will be made public in a few days.
The following resolution was adopted
by the officers of the club:
"That the Peary Arctic club cor
diallv welcomes home Commander
Robert e. Peary, c. e.. L. 5. n, and
congratulates him upon the attain
ment. April 6, 1909, of the north pole,
crowning years of arduous arctic work.
devotion to ideals and loyalty to coun-
try, and invites him to honor it with
his company at dinner at a date con-
Venent to him.
That the club tenders to the off,
GERS. scientific staff and men of the
expedition it's thanks and apprecla-
ton for Jealous performance of duty.
which. with superior discipline and eX-
cellent team work resulted in com
plete success.
The crew of the arctic ship Ro 'se-
Welt was paid off today and Given
TRANSFORMATION home to Newfoundland.