Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-27
DR. COOK ASKS s1oo,ooo DAMAGES
Arctic Explorer Takes Decisive Stand
 in Libel Suit.


 Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic | explorer has just entered suit against ! the New York Times for libel, asking | for S1Q0,000 damages.
 Three causes of action are named in | the complaint. The first is the pulp | liCation on October g, 1911, Of a story | with q heading: Riot by Danes Ends l Dr. Cooks Lecture-ShGWered by Bad
 Eggs"
 The New YorI. Times" said Ely | Simpson, attorney for Dr. Cook, "stat- i ed that Cooks meeting was broken up | by the audience. that he had to flee ' from the hall by a side door and was ! protected frcI1 violence only by strong detachm' mt of police. The facts are that Dr Ccok was Cheered by l the majority jf an audience of 1,5OG, and that Dr. Norman Hansen, who raised an objection to D~. Cooks ap- | pearance, Was compelled to leave the hall. Dr. Cock finished his lecture, was loudly applauded and went quietly to his EOtel. He was not rotten-e -egged. This story, which was sent out from Copenhagen by q correspondent in the lay of pro- -Peary interests shows tho sort of defamation which the friends of Mir Pearv have been disseminating, chiefly through the media of the New York Times and it's affiliated papers fer the past two years"
 Dr. Cooks second cause of action against the New York Times is based upon the false, defamatory statement | ZI, | 1910. Under the headline: cook Tries to Steal Parsons Life Work In this story the charge was made that when Dr. Cook, as member of the Belgian expedition GS97--S99) stopped at TIerra del Fue2O, he meE a miSSiOnafy. Rev. Thomas Bridges, by name. who ! had compiled Yahgan Indian granl- mar and dictionary According to The ! Times story. Dr Cook induced Mr. Brid2eS to lend him the manuscript then ff
 der his own name. By referring to he
 title page and Introductory chapter CT the dictionary anyone can ascertain the falseness Of this charge. Dr. Cook
 specifically states in his introductory chapter hat the credit of collecting and making this Yahcan grammar and dictionary belongs solely to MT. Bridg- Cs, who devoted most of his time dur ing g years in recording this mater iai- My work, he continues, is linn ited tO q slight encouragement of the words. 9 few additions of notes and words and 2 conversion of the Ellis phonetic characters in which the na- tive words were written into ordinary EnElish orthpgraphy.
 ~Th. third cause of action is based en the pul licauon of a story on De cembcr =. 1902 under the heading Having No Original Observations, He l'sen Locsc's Fakes charging that in his report submitted to the University of CoIenha gen. he had used observa-
  Loose. A comparison of the affidavit made by Dcnisle and Loose as publish "d December 2. 1909. in the New York imes. with the report which Dr. Cook sent to Copenhagen, absolutely dis proves that bald and malicious state s1ent Ir- Cook. when approached by 1 bUnl1ie and Loose, who offered to sell 1 nm Talked computations. absolutely re- Jected the nefarious ofer The New Ork Times who bought the Dunkle l and Loose aff1davits, in it's efforts to | c iscredit Dr. Cook, specifically charged ! 5n its reports of the verdict of the | University cf Copenh2 gen that d com | parisOn of Dr. Cooks document with | the LC SC observations established be- ! EOnd a doCbt that Cook has made use | of some of these Other newspapers, | not having the unique facilities for | cOmpar son which the New York | Times had, accepted The Times state | rIent and reprinted it- As a matter of | fact the New York Times in it's own | story under the date Cf December .2o, 1909. COnvicts itself of deliberately ! commodore Gustav Hn!i1. a member 1 cf the committee which passed on Dr. l Cook g reports. 'ihe Times quotes Cap 1 tain Holm as saving specifically: | 'LoCse's observations were not used in | the papers which Dr. Cook submitted ! to the university.'
 "Dr. Cooks primary purpose in |
 ringing suit is not to procure any | large amount of Tcne. Dr. Cooks | sole purpose is vindication. All that i he demands is that the Amcrican rco- ! I.Ie be given tho truth about his case i and decide for themselves It is in- | ,eresting to note that Dr Cooks claim | is now receiving the endorsement Of | foreign scientific bodies and various | noted scientists ATnong those who ' have endorsed pr looks recently pub l Iished book arc otto SEerdrIp and ! Professor Lecointe of the Rova Eel- ian Geogra phicaf society. Following Dr. Cooks recent oppea rance before i beard of scientists in BruSs-js he .o- ,eived offers to lecture in 'ieimaT.N fnr an entire year. It looks aS tnoupn Europe were going to accord fair play i to Dr. Cook even before America