Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-23
Oa. FRED. COOK ARRIVES.
Says -e Comes Ssc< for Far15Iy's Sake ard to 81uar. Matters Hith His Covntrynren.

New York, Dec. 2z-Dr. F.rzaer.ez A- Cook came back to hIs native land today on the srear~zEIID George Wash Insc91 as calmly as # there had never been q North pole eOIrrOv cray He locked well and sad .iteis@ Il fact. 5yDeETrltteIl interview handed rJ re- 1orEers embraced all that he mad C4 88Js with the exception of the neees- 8sFy formal -1les 5f conversation -arTIsC aDon hia1 5, izcergIewers Of far more dramatic interest was a heated controversy among -1e srzs rTs1.3 pas se12ers conceruIag rhs impression he had made upon them The d5c-6r still asserrs that he believes he was ar the Sote- Here IS his sta r@-Gel- lu part
 T have no statement r5 make other Ldaa that which 1 have carefully pre- pared and which .s now being Daolish- ed-
 sb do not know what my plans for the future win be- have no plans whatever for going on the lecture CLaEEorrny ! have not returned Eo Am erica with the intention Of aziug money 0ur of Fly Arctic zE1erlencas- As have sad have come back solely for ll1e purpose of r=1@5lIIra-- Ing myself and 1zg family 5y setting matters Tight Tll1 my country men
 The argument among the George Washington Passengers developed Ts hen tls doctors F--1 z-Lizzrs aboard wished. lL understood that he had been received with 10 shadow of dlsoriuli- nation 5y the other Esss=ugers Els enemies wished t made clear that he lad been s1EGlTz=d The minute Ele newspaper men E11 had gone down the harJoF on ta6 revenue cu-r=f sEerEed into --e saloon representa- lives of both sides [ zzr=LCI=zz rir Elzg1 Persons who 4a ordinary circumstances dodge DEo-l-LrE as they would r1z plague s7v1cp7d down on -Le report CTS and fairly sgtr6nlo-=d them il their eageruesS z5 present LEs5E case E-sE
 The doctor Himself was sua-eCt the ar-zssEl=1r 1f this EE50Ea He met the reporters at the ladder when E17 boarded EEe snip -er-=-rLE- posted z--1 a steady hand and clear alg1rt1rward ere for all aE them | was rLs zau@ Dr. Coos z L5t1Ie less tanned and H1El than Wr7-1 -Eey had seen him last but with El= same Lygx 1- hair hanging down over r1e fore heal the sam re-I-elC --sE--sIl--e- and -1= sane slrl1s1z -llzLzcE=-
 In 1aIE an 11ur- gentlemen ] TlL have statement for Eou- Just make yourselves zE hone 11 -Ez -zL55s- se- l651, said he and led -E= way him self
 While the dispute l1 the ladies sa- loon 1uL=G- more temperate minded passengers elsewhere found time tl tell
 
 came aboard ar Bremen th=E said wearing a full beard. out had l- shaved off lE -te 1-sL day His name zzE not appear 1u the passenger list a- first but was placed s11sstE -au-Ig--Efarr D-' Frederick A ECo-8l a su-1za-L=zzz. IsE Issu5d He had behaved quietly playing cards oL an evening Tz-l few friends. and neither seeking nor zvoldzr= attention Once WEzz the -0aslE were going around before I=s- time. and IL came his turn -1 name health E@ was quick ro propose the Stars and S-rfre-z toast tEzr none could reuse
 Another time when passenger who had not remarked nm before asked 5ryLSg ue-E Are you Dr. E-5ckT' Es answered. My 1a1s Is Cook
 Are -lL the Dr- Cook V no went -O tls North pole 7'- persisted -1a 1ue=- LL1uer.
 The tz-re7vrt1rzu interview which rl-z doctor put oUr dz1 not sa-lsEE l1s rs ro-Csrs They pounded him 7vI-1 he uarrIed- That aaS zLEeadE been covered m the statement you haVa. lr T shall answer that n fxn in Ele se- FIas 5f articles that is -Cw being rul- Hshed
 You believe that Pes-y got to che
 T have never questioned tc-r
 Shall you enter into any debate with him %
 Impossible. That IS not ny man her
 Do vuu intend n take part Iu any ether Polar OF AHcartlc exueE 515ou 7''
 No. I've come home % stay This community is t1 1e ny home I an: through with ex9lorztiC There is DO other point on the globe where I particularly wish U SO
 The doctor did not know whether he should take uo the practice 1F rn=ss- zeIue again or not
 Prom the steamer the doctor gveu- direct go the Waldort-A srorIa- where he stayed before. on his return from Coreuhageu-
 Mrs. Cook and the children. he said are still n France where the children are going 10 school