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Position Hard to Realize.

Going back along the trail l tried to
realize my position; tried to realize that
from every point of the horizon, the circle
Of which was in both hemispheres. the
spirits of those whose bones lay around
the Arctic circle were looking at me;
that east west and north had disap-
peared for me. and that every direction
was south; that every breeze which could
blow upon me. no matter from what
point of the horizon, was south wind,
that day and a night were year. and
tnat hundred days>were century; that
wa steps only separated me from as
Economical noon or from astronomical
midpight; that had l stood there during
tha six months arctic winter night in
ste.d of during the six months summer
dav I would have seen every star in the
northern celestial hemisphere circling the
skv at the same distance from the hori-
zon. with Polaris practically in the zenith
overhead,
camn Jesip, in the western hemisphere,
al noon of April q, Columbia meridian
time. the sup had been in the south.
When l had taken my observations at
midnight between the o.h ana ~. .,h' at the
hemisphere. the aun was in the south at
that point. but ton those at the camp on
the other side OH the world. only ten
miles away. 1t was In the north:
returned to tha CdIup again time
for a Anal and satist factory series of OBJ
servations at Columbia noon on the 7th,
which gave results easentially the same
as my observation tweNty-fonr hours pre-
vioue / had now takep thirteen single,
or six and half double. attitudes of
the sun at two different Nations in three
different directions at four different times,
and to allow for possible terrors in in
struments and observations Rad traversed
In various directions an ARIA of about
eighty by ten miles across. At some mo-
ment during these marches and counter
marches I had for all practical purposes
passed over the point where north and
south and east and west blended into
one"
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starts with Eskimos.


II had turned out to be in readiness
for an observation at 6 pm, Columbia
meridian time in case the sky should be
clear. Unfortunately. it was overcast.
but as there were indications that 1t
would be clear before long l started out
with my two men, E-gingwah and ST.
gloo, and a light sledge. carrying only
my instruments. and tin of pemmican,
drawn by q double team of dogs, and
went Oman estimated distance of ten
miles 1t had cleared while we Were
travelling. and at the end of the journey
I was able to get satisfactory series
of observations at Columbia meridian
midnight, which observations indicated
our position as being beyond the pole.
cit seemed strange to me. even then
when everything was too strange to be
realized. that in march of a few hours
1 had passed from the western to the
eastern hemisphere. and had verified my
position on the summit of the world.
1T seemed hard to realize that on the
first miles of this brief march | had been
going north. and on the last, though still
going ahead in the same direction, / was
travelling south: that in order to return
to my camp l must turn and go north
again. and then still keeping on in a
straight line, 60 south.
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FIVE FORCED MARCHES
Final Dash for "Top of the World
Interestingly Described.
SUCCESS HARD TO REALIZE
Explorer Dwells on Emotions
Aroused When His Lies Ambition
Was Finally Accomplished.

Commander Robert E. Peary. in the Au-
gust number of Hampton's Magazine,
| tells how he made his calculations to de-
| termine his position ION the march to the
| north pole and at the pole itself. 1t
| was on these calculations that the medals
| of the National Geographical Society of
| America, the Royal Geographical Society
| of London the Imperial German Geo
| graphical Society and the Royal Italian
Geographical Society were awarded to
Commander Peary.
| These calculations. or proofs, are the
same which Peary refused to submit to
| the committee of Congress which was
considering the resolution giving him ma
| tional recognition and reward as the
| discoverer Of the north pole. His re-
| fusal was based on his contract with
| Hampton's, which provided that the
magazine should be the first medium of
| their publication.
Commander Peary does not repeat all
| his calculations as made near the pole
after Bartlett turned back, but gives a
| facsimile of the calculation he made
Morris K. Jesup, the morning after he
| reached 1.-The top of the world" These fig
| ures show him to have been there at
| latitude 50 degrees So minutes, or within
1 less IMAM TWO niles OIL lHe pore. just
before Capt. Bartlett turned back they
| both made Independent observations and
| calculations, determining their position
then to have been 133 miles from the pole.
Final Dash for Pole.
! With picked men and dogs Commander
| Peary set out to cover this distance in five
| forced marches of a little more than
| twenty-five miles each day., He found
conditions of ice and temperature better
than he had expected. On the fifth day
he felt he was close to the goal of three
centuries of heroic effort. In this con-
nection. under the caption "At the Pole
at Last he writes:
About 10 o'clock in the afternoon of
April 6 called halt. / had now made
| my five marches, and estimated that we
were in the immediate neighborhood of
our goal; and at local noon, on the
Columbia meridian, l made my first OBJ
servaton at our polar camp, named the
our position as 80 degrees 81 minutes.
Though now at the end OF the last
| long march of the upward journey and
| with the pole in sight, l was too weary
| with the accumulated WEAKNESS of days
| of forced marches and nights of INSULT
| cient sleep to realize Just yet that l had
practically achieved my life's purpose.
| When our two igloOs weSe completed and
we had eaten our dinner the dogs were
| double rationed Then. while Henson and
| the Eskimo unloaded the sledges and got
them in readiness for necessary repairs,
1 turned in for few hours of absolutely
| fatigue-compelled sleep
When l arose. few hours later J
wrote in my dairy: The pole at last. The
prize of three centuries, My dream and
| goal for twenty years. Mine at last! 1t
all seems so simple and commonplace.
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05

foreso
imposed by me vS'-
can has created unexpected ncdeh OVER
49, other feature of the dis ingushs the Er-
ma
Mr. Roosevelt sought American Amoa'
h.r and received reply be delighted
receive him. expression Of the hope tna
the audience would prevented incident as mace
audience Vice Presden impossible
CONDUCT
stipulation hnn-
ing the vatican made answer
known On March Lshman the follow
ing
"Propossd of impossible
treated as purely
He appreciates the
attitude vatican. American citizen ne
involving
the freedom personal engagement TO
bodies Of Rome but at the same ~ ~
,ba, he should not promises will will not DO
and MT o
earned the incident president hao aOa
sntclecal organ aOne
comm editOrany the matter This paper says
COMMENT
when received with nereduhy many
the Catnoc
when confirmed it the vatican Men every
religion pope the itinerary of the ohurche
they should the vatican require MT ~ -,
viii not add fan o. he advisers - 80 -,
Roosevelt great American repuohc ~
church under sovereign
The MesseO places tie responsibility "bundeF on tho
sentour
wy 1T WAS A BLUNDER. -
ask certificate ~ his life The liberty
which he could not & tnnu the
.xanE. H notes the paper incident furnishes
renounce
with the pope
Of should understand that certain "P
act
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
FaIconio BIameS MethodiSts

WASHINGTON. April 4.-Sharply crltl-
cising the work of the Methodist church
i'm Rome, as insulting agitation and OF
fensive proselytism which constitute
real warfare against the pope and the
Catholic religion" Monsignor Falconio,
papaI delegate to the United States,
TODAY declared that neither the pope nor
the cardinals secretary of state was to
blame for the situation, which he de-
scribes as the 'ntolerable condition
created for the holy see by the Metiio-
dists in Rome
Monslgnor Falconio said he knew the
pope had been looking forward with pleas
ure to meeting Colonel Roosevelt. He
pointed out the offensive prselytism
Of the Methodists in Rome as a real
warfare aaginst the holy father and the
Catholic religion" adding:
LAS the head of at least 100000, 600 Cath
olics he 0he pope) has right to special
consideration, and ought himself to be
the best judge of what that means.
lit is extremely unpleasant to say the
least, that this violent situation should
have become public on he occasion of tine
visit ia, Rome of distinguished American
citizens However, neither the holy faith
er nor the cordinal's secretary is to blame
for the intolerable condition created for
the holly Sc by the Methodists in Rome
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
AMERICAN CATHOLIC,
CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
AND JOURNAL. UPHOLDS ROOSEVELT

be visited the Catholic as well as the
Protestant missions. Preaching TO each
HE doctrine Of religious federation ana
urging all missionaries and Students
CHRISTIANS and Mahommedans TO Nofk
On the same broad platform OF comnoh
Christianity. Immediately after LANDING
ar Nairobi he called at the French CAIN
o., miss ion and visited and lunchsd at
the Catholic mission at Kampal. He
took tea also with the French white
fathers at the same place and dined with
the Catholic bishop of Khartoum. lie
received many Catholic priests and lay
men while touring I'm Egypt
| recite these facts in order TO show
Colonel Roosevelt's attitude, an attitude
wherein justice and equal consideration
for all faiths appears as the guiding prin-
cipIe 1t was entirely natural that Colonel
Roosevelt, because of his own independ-
ence I'm religious situations where / was,
because OF his cordial relations with so
many Catholics, and because Of the re-
spect entertained for the good aud holy
pcntif who presides over the Catholic
church that he should seek an oppCr-
tunity to meet him. At Gondokoro, about
800 miles south OF Khartoum, he accord
ingly wrote to Ambassador Leishman at
Rome to arrange for an audience with
the king of Italy and saving thar he
would be happy also to be presented to
The pope.
Colonel Roosevelt. with a full appre-
citation of the dignity Of his holiness and
with a proper regard for the etid Iette
which obtains i'm such matters, nJtifed
the ambassador that il possible he would
like TO be presented to the king and
Continued on page
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
His Majesty Questions the ex-
PRECEDENT About His African
Trip, and the Two Swap
Amenities
DRIVES TO PANTHEON
\ AND VIEWS THE T0MBS
Veterans Salute Visitor, and
the DoWager Queen Chats
With Him-He Drives With
Monarch Following Dinner
(By Associated Press)

ROME, April liking Victor Emman-
uel received Mr. Roosevelt at the quirinal
today The occasion afforded opportunity
for another exhibition of the admira-
ton of the public for the former presi-
dent and the popular interest in his every
movement.
The hour of his reception being known,
a considerable number of persons gather
ed to greet him on his way from the
hotel to the royal palace.
AS he was alighting from his carriage
at the quirinal the cuirassiers forming
the BODY guard of the king gave him a
military salute. A footman in blue velvet
knickerbockers and red coat covered with
gold lace preceded Mr.. Roosevelt to the
antechamber of his majesty, where ne
was received by Rear Admiral Garelll'
aide on duty. Count Tozzoni and Duke
Cito, masters of ceremonies.
Immediately afterwards the distinguish
ed guest was escorted to the door of the
kings aparement. where, when thrown
open, was revealed his majesty standing
with arms outstretched and with smile
upon his lips. His majesty wore the
uniform of a general of the Italian army.
His words of welcome, spoken in excel
lent English, were cordial. King Victor
and Mr.. Roosevelt shook hands heartily
the monarch inviting the former president
to sit at his side. The door of the apart
ment was then closed and the two remain
ed in private conversation for aoou'
three-quarters of an hour.
SWAP AMENITIES.
Mr.. Roosevelt, it is said, expressed the
pleasure he felt in again meeting MS
majesty. The king. it is learned said ne
had been waiting with great interest the
return of the .ex-president. as he had de-
sired to hear from his own lips the re-
mort of his African adventures which his
majesty had followed as closely as pos
sible. Mr. Roosevelt gave brief ae-
count of his shooting experiences ano
later expression of friendship on behalf OF
their respective countries were exchang
Continued on page
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
Fairbanks C0mmendS
Col. ROOSeVeIt'S Action

INDIANAPOLIS, April 4.-FOrmer
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks,
when asked today for an expression of
his view of former President Roosev-
velts cOnceling his appointment with
the pope. said
mo one can question the absolute
rIgnt of the pope to extend his hospi-
tality to or with hold it from whomso-
ever he likes. If he prescribes impossi-
BILE conditions AM American may refuse
to accept without aIfront. In fact, no
American can accept an audience at the
vatican upon ,cofdition that he shall not
speak when, where and to whom he likes
regardless of church or creed. NE s.so-
pies idea of. religious liberty, so dear
to Americans, must be upheld by us
without faltering, in the interest of
Catholics and Protestants alike. 1t goes
without saying that 1 fully commend
Mr.. Roosevelts decision"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
CARDINAL DEL VALE GIVES
HIS VERSION OF AFFAIR
His Talk With 0'LaughIin and
Other Vatican Incidents are
Related
(Bv Associated Pressl

ROME, April 4.-Cardinal Merry del
Val wishes the entire history of the ne
gotiations for Colonel RoOsevelt's au-
dience, in addition to those given out by
Colonel Roosevelt, to be. made known.
The cardinal is credited with the re-
sponsibility for the vaticans part in the
as his version:
John Callan OLaughnn, Immediately
after being introduced to the cardinal s
presence, said:
Il do not come in the name of Mr..
Roosevelt, but on my own account as an
American Catholic"
Cardinal Merry del Val said:
Then, what are we here for. 1t is
useless to discuss the matter. If you
do not represent Mr.. Roosevelt, you can
not make any arrangement or speak for
him"
Mr.. OLaughlip -replisd :-~------- -e~..
What | consider important is to tell
your eminence that If the two dispatches
by Monsignor Kennedy are retracted /
can assure you that Mr.. Roosevelt Will
accept an audience"
The cardinal said:
"I will not discuss Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
ports but give me confidential assurance
Methodists and the audience will &C.
cur
Mr. O'Laughlin refused to give this as
surance,
The cardinal said:
MIR. Roosevelt is free to go to the
Methodists and do whatever he chooses,
but the pontiff is certainly free not to
receive a man who would claim the right
to insult him on the day after having
been received by him, or perhaps on the
same day, as, according to your state
Inent, he may leave. Rome on the same
ia yof the audience, thus having only
betN cen noon and evening Thursday in
W INCH to see the Methodists."
1T is of little consequence whether he
is a Catholic, Protestant, Israelite or
Buddhist. All religious persons merit the
same esteem. The important thing is to
be honest and sincere. SO far as the
form of belief is concerned, I believe
that all honest people will be always
on good terms with God"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
NV JoHH cALLAH o'LAuGHLIN.
Social cable 10 the .licagO Tribune

fSpecIal Cable TO the .licagO Tribune
and Atlanta JOurnaD.
fCopvrizht. 1919, by the Tribune Coz
ROME April 4-Theodore Roosevelt
VII. not cau on the pope. He In seeking
TO establtEh a precedent which wlll serve
an n code for the conduct OF all tuture
Am sricar presentations Els honness
.o1gnt 20 irupose upon the distinguished
~x-nrextdeu. limitations <or his behavior
whils IN Rome, 70 which as an Amer-
can he could not submit. The re)ecuon
Of the pope's proposal, with the conoi-
tious he attached thereto, was the onIy
POSSIBLE action he could have TAKEN as
an American --.Eolic, am bound 20
saw LAT no other course was open 70
hin. Unqussttonably the incident re-
xrettable as il iss would assume serious
PROPORTIONS II it were not for the oeh-
cate and tactful way in which IL mas
80 handled by Colonel Roosevelt.
while a member OF the Dutch keforri
.hurch- Coloue. Roosevelt has never
cen n ssctar1an- Throughout his c-Tse1
IN America. he has been known 1or ms
toierasiou- He has treated tne SAtnOiAo'
an. protestant and the Jew On the same
basis Of his worth as man. N'nou1
auv reference TO his religious iaiSh. ne
Insisted while president upon the IDS
- soualitv in the treatment OF the
GnEhOltC.
- states. and applied the same poncy
.oward the Christians and Mohamnleu
an. An the Philippines He conoeH.ne 81
,-s--o.vv vzhsther from the ProeesS1nt U
o..boiic. as shown by his oenunol- 80 !.
- tra A. p. A. before the sAe1nOoia
ehautauqua conference ..-,..-
Tie sought and succeeded IN Ia
,or;Iv adjusting the multitudinous Cue
,tons of the Catholic churcn aflsihs i -,
the American acquisition oil the -,,II,
80 porto Rico, Panama. and IohoW-
-. -. liberation OF Cuba from the yoke
:, Snatp he appointed two Catnohcs'
Charles i. BonapaTte and ROBERT =.
yTy-nne- as members OF his cabinet aho
Iced many other Catholics in high gov
eminent offices. This honor mas OesH
Gratefully appreciated by American CatH-
olics ard Is fully recognized even 10 THIS
dav nv the vatican He did these thlhss
moi because the men or interests con
cernsd were Catholic. but. in the case
~ the former. because he possessed -duall
ties that called for recognition, recoghl-
tion he would have received had ne oeen
a Protestant or Jew. and in the case oi
the interests because the questions aris-
ing I'm connection with them required set
tIsment for the good OF the country
TOOK NO CREDIT.
Ana "a ruler of the American public
where liberty OF worship Is a cardinal
princIple. he was bound to do no more
and no less. and he never sought Ia
take the slightest credit for his acts in
this connection. The natural result Of
Mr.. ROosevelt's course was 10 give MIN
popularity among Catholics beyond that
enjoyed by any other politician. hap
pen TO know OF his warm friendship To-
many Catholic clergy and their hisn
gard for him Indeed. during his African
hunt many sent him Christmas cards
souvenirs and birthday medals blessed
By the pope On his way through Africa
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
IRELAND SCORES ROME
METH0D|STS ON METHODS
"ViIe," CaIumnious," "DiS-
honest" are Adjective
Archbishop Used
(By Associated Pressl

ST. PAUL, April 4-Archbishop Ireland,
after reading the report from Rome con-
corning the Roosevelt-vatican incident.
made the following statement to the As
ISOLATED Press:
Before passing judgment on the Roose-
welt An---&ssssssy--~ss~--vss--rfc De
thoroughly conversant with all attending
circumstances. more, so, indeed, than the
quickly gotten up dispatches appearing
in the morning papers seemingly permit.
OF one thing I am certain, the Methodist
propadanga in Rome is so VILE so calum-
NOUS in it's assaults upon the Catholic
faith. so dishonest in its methods to
proseIyte, that the holy father the
supreme guardian of the faith is COM
PEELED by the vital principles of high Of
ficials to avert at all cost the slightest
movement on his part that might direct
~ or indirectly be interpreted as abettine
the propaganda.
since the Fairbanks incident ! have
received from Rome most reliable data
that more than justifies any statement
l have heretofore made or may at any
other time be prepared to make with
regard to this Methodist propaganda. IN
deed the Methodist minister in Rome
Mr.. Triple, in his address the Sunday af-
ter the Fairbanks incident, is an all suf ..
fcient indication of it's rancorous spirit
and OF the methods to which it resorts.
NO QUESTION OF RELIGION.
How far Cardinal del Val had reason
TO suspect from the movements of the
Methodists themselves, or otherwise,
that ere was peril lest Mr.. Roosevelt
even unwittingly be entangled in their
meshes-I am not in a position to say.
His words to the correspondent Of the
"A associated Press deserve consideration.
Z" 1T is not he said. "a question of re-
ligion.'
Mr. Roosevelt might have gone to the
Episcopalian, Presbyterian, or any other
church except the Methodists and deliv-
cred an address there and he could have
been received by the pope even on the
same day.
Nor did my friend. -. O'Laughlin,
help out the situation. to the cardinal
question, Can you guarantee that Mr..
Roosevelt will not visit the Methodists
here?' He replied, I cannot. Indeed, I
believe that Mr.. Roosevelt is just the
man to go there. He will
do as he pleases. For my part I differ
with Mr.. O'Laughlin. I believe that.
brought face to face with the situation,
Mr. Roosevelt would not have addressed
the Methodists. lie wrote his kilograms
In Cairo, away from the seat of war, and
refused to bind himself to his movements
before he was on the ground. But in
Rome, face to face with the situation,
such as his quick intuition into things
would have soon revealed it, he would
not have thought of leaving the vatican
To repair to the camp of its foes.
That is Mr. Roosevelt as / think I
know him. At the same time. / compre-
bend the position from which Cardinal
Merry del Val measured his duty. He
had to be guided by the situation as 1t