The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-08
REFUSES TO SUBMIT PROOFS
PEARY'S ANSWER Ia NOISE
NAVAL NR-CO
ne says ne D. TIED ~ with Csntrasss
and % Nske Ilis DaiA FSnbile Wsmaa
Ne breaking FaIth WITH iais Publlsh.
ers aud Snbleet lsIuR 60 Damages

NE breaking FaIth WITH lals Fuhllsh.
eru aud Subleet lalm 60 Damages.
WASHINGTON. March Civil Engi-
neer Peary refused to-day 20 submit %
the HOUSE COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs
his proofs that he reached the north
pole. tic said he was oil tied zap with
magazine contracts and could not take
a chance Of beng sIed by publishers for
permitting his data To become public
property prior 10 - publication in their
magaxine-.
Representative Alexander u New York
who has been urging tho committee TO
recommend the explorers retiremeat
with the rank " senior Rear Admiral %
the line Of the navy. to-day made this
statement for Peary 20 the sub-committee
Of the HOu-cINaval COMMITTEES:
Commander Peary and his friends
say that contracts signed months ago
with his publishers reader 10 impossible
To make his records aud scientific data
public nov. IL would not only albject
Peary TO heavy damages. a loss which he
cannct meet, having iust extricated him
self from debt incurred In connsctIon With
his various expeditionM. but 10 would
DO breaking faith with his publishers.
which he ~ unwilling 60 do under any
CIIIunHNAnCtN
After Mr.. Alexander had presented
thah statement the nb-committSe offered
HIM the opportunity Of saying anything
further that he m ight desire In Mr.. PeaTys
behalf. hat he declined.
Representatives }. Hampton Moore
Of Pennsylvania and Richmond Pearson
Hobson nj Alabama. who are members
oftthe Naval Committee. bet not OF the
Subcommittee which 10 considering all
PeAry reward propositions, spoke IA favor
elevation and retirement in the line 81
thu navy. They insisted that inaamuch
a. the National Geographic society had
determined officially that Peary reached
The pole It was unnecessary for the Naval
COMMITTEES ar Congres- 10 60 further IN
the matter by demanding first hand re-
view OF the proofs.
Reprrasntativs Macon OF Arkansas. n
member of the COMMITTEES. made a
npeech urging that nothing be done for
PesTy until he placed all his original
doCsiments before the committee. He
anid thai sinCa he had made an announce
ment OF his position on the Peary reward
he had received the written approval Of
1000 OF his constituents.
The subcommittee took no action
to-day. Al its neat nesting on Wednes-
day 10 will decide finally whetheg Or not
Mr. Psary will have to place his Original
documents bsfOre Congress
There was some discussion at to-day |
meeting Of MIR Pearys action IN sub |
MATING 20 the Department Of Commerce |
and Labor. to which he was loaned by the |
navy for the purpose of making tidal
onseryasions a report on the subj.ct
PeaTy ArctIc Club. which contained the 1
request that the report be kept secret /
-for the present IN view Of the explor~r's
magazine engagements
Representative Roberts OF Massachusetts,
submitted TO the sIo-committee a letter
addressed TO him by n l.. HOpkina
treasurer and secretary of the American
Association 1T Masters. Mates aud Pilots.
Q Boston organization.
How in time says the letter. did
feaTy With one man sound Ia bD fa1hOms
of water
This has reference TO a paragraph in Mr.
PeaTvs report On tidal Ob@ervastOn-
having to DO With a sounding made by hun
and Matt Henson tive miles from ths pole
u developed ~ to-dsy'A meeting % the
subcommittee that although the Royal
Geographic society II London has decided
20 give MIR. Peary q medal and has invited
hiM 20 lecture before y. q has not accepisd
the verdict Of the National geographic
SociSty A. absolutely final. hat has re-
duasied Mr. Peary when he comes Ia
speak IN bring his original proofs. records
and data along. that they may be reviewed
and inspected
The members Il the subcommittee
which viii pass on NJ Pearv's case "n
"Wednesday are Representatives Butler
81 Pennsylvania. chairman: Roberts ~
Massachusetts, Rates % Pennsylvania
consin. Gregg 1T TeNa- and Macon Of
Arkansas u - knONn that Me@ers
butler Roberts aud Macon are opposed
To any action bv the Naval Committee
until Nj P"ary produces his original
proofs Mr. Engl-bright wants -ometbin
done for pearv. proofs or No proof.
Nes-TS Bate. Dawson and Gregg are
lying low and saving nothing I