The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-03-11
EXPLORER SAYS HE CANNOT
BREAK CONTRACT WITH
PUBLISHERS.
His S0UNDINGS DISPUTED
STEVENSON Submits Threatening Let.
Notwithstanding Given q
Years Extension
for Payments.

a, " SuuIAlI 10 congress
tne proofs of his discovery of the
North pole. He sent in care of Rep.
resentattve Alexander Of New York.
statement. written in the third per.
son and addressed to the sub-commit.
tee OF the house committee on naval
affairs, in which he set forth his req.
sons for refusing to send his data to
the committee. The statement fol.
lows:
commander Peary and his friends
say that contracts signed months ago
with his publishers render 1t impossi-
BILE to make his records and scientific
data public now. 1t would not only
subject Peary to heavy DAMAGES
loss which he cannot meet, having
just eXtricated himself from debt in.
Cured in connection with his various
eXpeditions-but it would be break.
ing faith with his publishers. which
ne is unwilling to do under any cir.
cumStanceS."
After hearing statements by Repre-.
sentatives Hobson of Alabama and
Moore of Pennsylvania, urging the
granting of congressional reward to
Peary irrespective of the question of
his proofs, the committee adjourned
without taking any action.
The committee has received a mass
OF interesting communications on the
subject. One is from H. L. Hopkins.
secretary and treasurer of the Amer
lean Association Of Masters, Mates
and Pilots, questioning the reports of
Peary's sounding taken in the vicinity
Of the North pole.
How in time did Peary, with one
man, sound in 1,50O. fathoms of wa
ter?'' wrote Mr.. Hopkins to the com.
mittee.
STEVENSON Submits Letters.
The question of whether there is a
lobby working for the enactment Of
ship subsidy law and threatening
members of congress who are opposed
to such measure was again before a
subcommittee of the judiciary COM
mittee of the house. Representative
STEVENSON of Minnesota, who made
the original charges on the floor of
the house, was again before the com.
mittee and submitted number of
letters said to show that several con-
gressmen were being threatened with
defeat for reelection if they opposed
ship subsidy.
TIE letters we're addressed to Rep
resentative Borland (Dem) of Mis-
souri,, LIE nroot (Rep.) of Wisconsin,
and FISHERMAN (Reb) of Wisconsin.
and were from the Merchant Marine
league. 1t is this organization which
Mr.. Stevenson charges with menac-
ing him by letters and paper articles.
Several prominent men, including ex-
Governor 'Herrick of Ohio and John
Hammond, are vice presidents of the
league.
The committee will hear further
statements, however, before determin-
ing whether formal Investigation
shall be made by congress Of the ship
subsidy lobby changes. y ~ ="
Time Extended for Hon4esteaders.
A bill extending the time for, the
payment to be made by homesteaders
on the Rosebud Indian reservation in
North Dakota, Red Lake reservation,
Minnesota, and Comanche, Oklaho-
ma, passed the house. The settlers
on the Rosebud reservation received
an extension Of one year without in
terest, while those on the other reser-
.vations will be required to pay five
per cent. 'a@.-t ~,
Bigger Postoffice is Asked.
!, An increase in the limit of cost for
Minneapolis public building from
s500,0OO to $75O,O0o is provided for in
a bill which was introduced by Rep
resentative Nye. AS soon as the house
committee takes Up the omnibus pub
lie building sbill Mr.. Nye will appear
before it and ask for the change in
the. Minneapolis item. Owing to the
Determination of theahousef committee
to keep down its appropriation the
Minneapolis item may not. be placed
in the bill until it reaches tie senate,
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