New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
ESQUIMAU HUNTS POLE
Meme Hopes to Find 1t after Tax
ing Course an College.

Pleased beyond measure with his success III oD-
tanning a scholarship at Manhattan College Meme
Wallace the only North Greenland EsquirnaG Nv
ing In a civilized country, was contending last
night at the Grand Union Hotel with number OF
conflicting emotions First and perhaps foremost
is his ardent desire 20 return to his native country
and with an expedition composed entirely OF Es-
quimaus 20 reach the North Pole.
Meme who is eighteen years old, is typical
Fsquirnau with decidedly yellow skin. almond
shaped eyes and jet black hair. With all that
Meme is a handsome boy; with a broad brow.
higher than might be expected in one or MS race.
twinkling eyes and easily tapped smile, he
makes good impression.
Asked what his idea in taking college
course and how such an education could be util-
lied In Greenland. Menes face frightened at the
mention Of the icebound continent.
Il would like to return TO my people and II
I could help them. 1 have never forgotten my
people although I have them since was
taken from my playmates when I six years
old and brought by Commander Peary TO New
York"
When It pointed out to him that there would
appear TO be little no demand for the activities
Of q civil engineer in Greenland, he said
my people. they always have tried 10 help the
white reach the pole. White men have not
reached It. principally because the Esquimaus will
never tell the white man all they know The Es-
quimaus don't know to-day what Commander
Peary is looking for He isn't able to explain II 10
the Esquirnaus They have no knowledge Of geog-
IA ply. They see his ship and think II from some
fairyland filled with crackers and coffee
Now. think find the pole after I get
my civil engineering knowledge First 7 VIII go
back TO Greenland and learn my language again.
Ny people would tell things they would tell 10
no white man about the best way reach the North
Pole. They don't know how great thing II would
be to find II. but tell them all that and make
them understand that the only way to reach the
pole is 10 hunt for It until We find It, Too much
time is spent by explorers coming back to this
country TO tell people how cold IL is up there and
how they had to buck the fee. The Esquinau
knows II is cold up there, but he used TO It and
he doesn't know anything about writing books
about the North He doesn't know how to lecture.
can learn how to read instruments so that can
Know when have found the pole, and the ESqui-
rnaus will stick to until do find II There is a
lot Of time lost In coming back this country TO
talk about the ice"
II was this realization OF the fact that he must
take course In surveying to enable him to ascer-
tain his exact position on the earth which de-
cided him in the matter OF accepting the scholar
ship obtained for him by Harry V. Radford who
starts on his Arctic explorations next week
Mr.. RadfoFd said: Il have known Meme only
a few days. but have every confidence IN
him. I do think it is too much to say that he
may be a veritable Moses among his people-or
should we say, Peary?"
Just let it rest at Meme. said Meme. with a grin.