Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-17
Pole Discovefer Scored as Fake
Explorer Who Should Be
Driven From Navy for Good
of Service.
NEWSPAPER EDITORS
TARGETS FOR ABUSE
Foul Tongued Congressman
Exhausts Vocabulary Of In
vective in Criticism Of Those
Who Disagree With Him.



Washington. Feb. i6.-Itepresent-
ative Macon of Arkansas In general
debate on the floor OF tho house to-
day made an attack on Captain Rob-
ert f. Peary denouncing him as
fakir and declaring that he should be
driven from the naval service.
The bitter words used BY Mr.. Ma
con called out n quick reply from Mr..
Pcarys friends.
He said his contempt for fake he
roes" was supreme and he intimated
that he put "the hero of San Juan
hll" In that class. Mr.. Macon de-
nounced the Peary Arctic club and
charged that II had maintained
paid lobby in Washington. He said
that President Taft's judgment in this
matter was not to be accepted Tor
he had congratulated Cook as heart
lily as he did Peary.
Paying his compliments to the ed
itors of the New York Times and the
New York Post, Mr.. Macon charnc-
terized them as "unblushing know-it
all-tit-bits and 'pea-eyed, pin-headed
and putrid tongued lnfinitesimals."
He referred to peary rs u "fur
trader" pictured him as "a self-ex-
'aggernted self-opnionated puffed-up
hero and finally denounced him as
'.an unfaithful servant and an idle
loafer. who ought to be driven from
the service instead OF being pro-
NOTED.
Mr. Macon expressed the belief
that Peary and Cook on one of the
trips north, when they were compan-
ions, figured out that II would be
easy for a man to fake a discovery
of the pole and he charged that they
both started ont at the same time to
make the discovery"
He declared that instead of being
rewarded with promotion 10 the rank
of rear admiral, as President TAFT
and the committee on naval affairs
have recommended, Peary's feat ~
best was worthy of medal like those
awarded to Marathon runners.
Mr.. Moore IN reply said he had
great respect for newspapers and ed
itors and he had noted with pride
that the press galleries had remained
empty throughout the time the gen.
tleman from Arkansas had the floor.
II am glad to know said Mr..
Moore, that no one In that gallery
Is willing to sit there and listen to
the diabrlabes of the gentleman from
Arkansas. offensive as they were.
upon one of the great men of this
country. or to listen to the violent
epithets he applied to newspaper cd
itors."
Mr.. Moore paid glowing tribute
to Captain Peary, saying that his at
tainment of the pole had come at
the end of twenty-three years OF Ia
borious work and untold hardships,
Representative Saunders of Virginia
spoke briefly in support of Captain
Peary
Mr.. Moore of Pennsylvania had
read and put into the record letter
from Rear Admiral Chester of the
navy, who passed upon Peary's proofs
In which he said In part:
II would also like to add In regard
TO the oft repeated and absurd crit
icism concerning Commander Peary's
rapid march after leaving his main
party on April !, 1907, a fact that I
do not think Is generally known. IL
should be remembered that he adj
vanced north with force comprising
and equipment selected
from the best In his entire command
and with conditions OF ice and wea-
ther growing better all the time. He
therefore, naturally. made better
speed than could be accomplished by
/ larger party. which Is always re-
.arded by its weakest unit But this
increased rate of travel was not alb
normal for when the party had again
'eachcd land and man and beast had
been thoroughly rested, Peary spurt-
ID back to the ship. covering over
me hundred miles of ground In two
sleeps, or nearly as much distance as
made by him In seven days from
April | to April 9, 1907"
Representative kusterman OF Wis
'onsin. spoke on ship subsidy and
Representative Graham Of Illinois
spoke on the Ballinger and Pinchot
Investigation which has not yet been
lcted on by congress.
Mr.. Graham was a member of the
committee of inquiry. and he review
ID the findings OF the committee
rom the minority point OF view. He
declared that Mr., Ballinger had been
nught red handed dealing with
he special interests but despite all
hat was shown in the investigation
he was allowed TO remain In the cab