New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
EAtache Recalls Many Former Clashes Among DISCOVERIES
Similar to the Peary-Cook Controversy.

graphical exploration. Fame is the main in
centive. and in proportion as the remoteness
from civilization increases so does the yearning
Tor glory and the desire to reap the largest
amount OF kudos augment, until they reach such
stage as to destroy sentiments of mutual con-
sideration Of comradeship, of loyalty and of
honor. developing in some instances a jealousy
bordering on insanity. Indeed. of all the sci
ences that engage the attention of the student
there is none that has been productive of
greater amount Of bad blood than geography
There have been few expeditions connected
Herewith that have not been marked by dis
putes among the members. that sometimes cul-
minated in tragedies. while there is hardly a
single record published of geographical enter
prise which does not either contain some dark
pages or leave the reader with the impression
that there are some episodes which have been
left unwritten, because they are of a character
to injure the reputation of either dead or living
participants in the expedition.
WHERE JEALOUSY FLoURISHEs.
DR.. Cook. dining with the editor and staff of
the Copenhagen "Politiken" on Tuesday night,
is reported TO have remarked that he was
anxious to get away from the Arctic regions as
soon as possible, since if Peary had encountered
him there the commander would certainly have
shot him; and this assertion was printed on the
following day in large type in the columns Of the
'Politiken." which is a semi-official newspaper
OF the utmost reliability To the ordinary pub
lie this assertion of DR.. Cook, admitting him to
have made it, may appear in the light of joke:
but TO those acquainted with the darker side Of
geographical exploration it is nothing Of the
kind, and while in his normal senses
would believe that Peary could be guilty of
such thing. yet it may be taken as illustrative
Of the frame Of mind Of DR.. Cook who is per-
fectly aware that time and again charges have
been brought against explorers Of having put
out Of the way rivals, and even companions, in
order to enjoy the laurels os the expedition. 1t
may be recalled that suspicious OF this kind
subsequently proved to be wholly without foun-
dation, were circulated in connection with the
death Of Leonidas Hubbard in the wilds Of
Labrador in 1904. In fact his widow was led
thereby to embark upon an expedition with the
avowed purpose OF investigating the nature OF
her husbands end and of determining the ques-
ton whether his life might have been saved had
it not been for the advantages accruing to his
associate, Dillon Wallace. in the shape of fame
and money through his death
The well known African explorer and pillar
Of the Geographical Society of France. the Mar
quis de Segonzac, spent many weary months
under arrest before leaving the army on the
charge Of having killed his chief, Captain Qui-
querez, while engaged on a very important mis-
sion Of exploration in the interior OF the Dark
Continent. 1t was alleged that he had shot
Quiquerez in order to receive the honors con-
stituting the reward Of the mission, and which
would otherwise have gone to his superior Of
hcer. and although cleared by two successive
courts martial, which found plenty OF circum-
stantial evidence in favor Of the assertions of
Segonzac that QuiQuerez had blown his brains