The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
COMMODORE PEARY
 IS UNDER FIRE May Look no Better Than His Rival, Dr. Cook
WHEN GALLE IS DONE
Professor Russell H. Crittenden of Yale Is Warned That II Would Not He Pleasant for Him to Visit
 Germany Just Now

Berlin, November 12.-(Special.)-l have just had talk with the famous German astronomer Professor Andreas Gale, of the Potsdam Geodetical insti- tute, who assured me that when he gets through with Commodore Peary, the man who has been honored the world over as the real discovered of the north pole, will look no better than his de- spised rival Dr. Cook. Professor Gale, whom nobody will think of accusing of any bias in the matter. has for many months been submitting Peary's proofs" to very critical examination. The professor asserts that Peary until now has given absolutely no scientific proof of having ever been near the north pole, but on the other side has made several assertions which tend to show that he has never been there.
 The so-called proofs" published by Peary are of no scientific value what ever, no more so than Dr. Cooks, said Professor Gale, and at the same time he added that Peary did not even pos sess the instruments necessary to find out where he was at any certain time during his trip Furthermore, the pro- lessor said, Peary would not have known how to use the instruments If he had had them Nothing in Peary's own reports shows he knew that he was traveHng straight north during the lat ter part of his trip. The only way to make sure of this was by using the odoliths and observations of the stars but Peary has done neither.
 In very short time Professor Gale will publish his criticism in the "Deutsche Revue the well known German monthly, but at present he as- serts that nobody is entitled to make the statement that he has reached the north pole unless he is able to prove this by observations that will stand the test of science and there is nothing, ab- solutely nothing scientific in the obser- vations made by Peary.
 The preliminary skirmishes which are now preceding the great electionary bat tie show by their unusual bitter tone that the government as well as the op- position are aware of the immense i'm portance of the issues.
 Immediately after the great centenary of the Berlin university, when the patience of the long suffering German people had been sorely tried by having to listen to an immense number of speeches prais- ing truth and liberty as peculiarly Ger man blessings, the Hansabund interrupted the harmony by issuing manifest calling for the collection of a big campaign fund to be used in the fight against 'Prussian high-handed methods"
 The Hansabund committed the crime of saying a number of unpleasant truths and immediately the official press was if htr fba pt1a rp11 If the empire. Because the "bund' had dared to say that German commerce and fl dustry were being forced to bear too heavy burdens of taxation for the bene- fit of the agrarians, 1t was almost &C., cused of treason.
 Now the "Berliner Tageblatt,' one of the most influential German papers, has taken up the cudgels in behalf of the 'bund," and goes for the imperial gov ernment tooth and nail
 "The tactics of the present chancellor. says the paper. begin to resemble the old Bismarckian methods, but it should not be forgotten that Herr von Bethmann Hollweg has so far found no time to acquire the virtues of Bismarck He ought to know that insulting words make no impression on the German voters. The present government, of which he Is the head, has done absolutely nothing to fur ther even the most reasonable demands Of the people. Meat has become luxury in Germany, but while the Austrian gov ernment, which is certainly not over dem ocratic, has made the experiment of per uniting the import of American meat, the German government dares not do any thing to relieve the high price of meat, lest the powerful Agrarians might take offense.
 The paper ends it's long philippica against the chancellor with the words: saT +ha fx they are not deprived of the few rights they now possess. In reactionary cir cles a coup deetat is being planned to transform the German reichstag into mere debating club without any real power. This is more than an empty threat. To kill this undemocratic plan at it's birth is our most important task today.
 If Prof Russell R. Crittenden of Yale has any plans of visiting Germany at present he had better give them up, for, probably without knowing it, he has become exceedingly unpopular here since Councillor of Health Dr. Fasz- bender has quoted him to prove that Gremans should consider themselves fortunate that meat has reached an al- most prohibitive price here.
 According to Professor Chittenden, as quoted by Dr. Faszbender, meat Is not necessary as an article of food even to hardworking people and the German cry for oh eaper meat is a sign of ig- norance. Meat contains albumen ana we Germans introduce too much albu- men into our bodies Meat makes you thirsty and Germans, according to the Americans authority, at Yale. drink too much tea, coffee and beer. which gives them rheuma tism, appendicitis and God knows what not
 Now we know why meat Is dear, :" says a Berlin paper. Tt is our benev- olent, patriarchal Prussian government which, ever thoughtful of our material welfare, has seen fit to go through a 'Chittenden cure It may be good for us, but we would be able to appreci- ate it's blessings better if the Amer fcan professors would come over here and submit to a diet of cheap vege- tables and total abstinence from harm = full albuminous food, coffee, tea and beer for year or so. We would be more than willing to pay the expense of burying his remains"
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