The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-11
.PEARY WANTED ALL
CREDIT HIM SELF
Tells Why He Took No White
Man on Final Polar
Dash.
ADMITS POLE IS STILL LOST
Members OF Expedition Pro
hibited From Whiting
About Trip.

Washington. n. c., January lo-Ad-
hitting that the North Pole is Just as
much lost as ever and that all future
attempts to find 1t must be independent
enterprises unaided by his own work
Captain Robert f. Peary. the Arctic
explorer, answered Il crossnre OF cues.
tons at hearing before the House
Committee on Naval Affairs to-day.
lie told how he wanted the glory OF tho
polar achievement for himself dcclin-
!ns to let any member OF his cxpedi-
iion' other than the negro, Henson. so
on the last dash with him; how his
publishing contracts had precluded him
from test'fying before the committee
last spring, and how members OF his
expedition had been prohibited from
writing about the trip
Captain Peary was asked 10 throw
light on why, as a naval officer he
made no report TO the Nevy Depart
nlent. Mr. Roberts asked him If it was
not customary for an officer to report
on matters for which he was detailed.
Captain Peary said he had made soma
report 10 the Coast and Geodetic Sur
Ney and had advised the Navy Depart
ment OF that fact. 1t was his impress
sion that the superintendent OF the sur
vey has made report 20 the navy
Pressed by Mr.. Roberts. Captain Peary
said there was letter of his some
where asking secrecy for his written
report 10 the survey as 10 soundnss
etc
Why. being detailed to get certain
information for the government. did
you ask the government not 10 use this
information until later?" insisted Mr.
Roberts.
az ,ro,,,a r,,ha -. L.. -
nation except to the committee" re-
rlted Captain Feary, who objected 10
'esiifying in the presence of newspaper
representatives He was given permits
sion to itle his reason in writing
Why did you not take white mem
berg OF Your party with you on the
final stage of your trip northward so
that there might be credible corrobo-
rative cvidence?' asked Representative
Roberts OF Massachusetts
In the first place" replied Captain
Peary 4 have always made the finu
squirt. with one exception, when Lee
was with me, with one man and the
Eskimos, because the man took with
me Qiensonl was more effective for
combined demands Of extended work
tlian any white man. The pole was
something 10 which tave devoted my
life, for which had gone through
such hell a l hope no man in this room
will ever experience, and did not feel
that should divide IL with q young
man who had not the right 10 II that !
had
Captain Peary MAS asked by MIR.
Roberts If any Injunction of secrecy
had been made as 10 what members
.? The expedition might say. He re-
piled that members OF his party were
not free TO write or lecture after their
return except with his written permits
sion, explaining that they were paid
for their services Mr. Macon. OF
Arkansas. INTERCEPTED that Captain
peary was also paid for his services
through the salary paid him as naval
officer
Captain Peary. replying to repeated
questions as 10 the results OF his
arctic trip, said that he had not Vet
prepared such q chart as would enable
any one 10 follow In his footsteps 10
The pole, bur ne ''irnag that he had
data by which lie could prepare such
. chart lie said the position Of the
North Pole could be charted just the
same as the equator. the trouble was
The comparative low altitude of the
sun, which never gets higher than
22l2 degrees above the horizon
For. that reason ordinary observa-
ttons could not be relied on with ac-
curacy
The committee will continue the
hearing OF Captain Peary tomorrow.