The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-04
DR.. COOK ACCUSES
PEARY AND ROOSEVELT.
Declares They Joined With
Others in an Effort to
Discredit Him.
Continued From Page One.

sick starved and expected TO die. He
had tasted no civilized food for months.
He had no news from the world for a
year or course the coming OF snip
gave him cheer He pulled himself to-
gethcr boarded that ship, asked for a
cup Of coffee In reply. he was put on
the ship few days later, Peary learns
that. after all FRANKIE. though ragged
and sick, was not "A beGgar lie had fuTs
and ivory worth $4,000 Hc was In
charge of my house and supplies some
Peary now invites FRANKIE aboard
and by methods that would put n buc-
cancer 10 shame seized all of my be-
longings and those OF FRANKIE. \ man
who would do that In mining camp
would be Justly hung 10 tho nearest tree.
Let Mr.. Roosevelt investigate this. His
attention has been called 10 IL before,
but he has turned a deaf ear,
Charges Bribery and Conspiracy.
I'VE next follow a campaign OF bribery
asked Mr.. Roosevelt to investi-
gate The honor of the government and
that OF the navy is at stake This Is not
an idle back fire. l am ready 10 BACK
with my money and my fst II neces-
Il do not for one moment accuse Mr..
Roosevelt OF being responsible Tor the
Peary infamy, but he Is associated un-
consciously with n band OF bribers CON
spirators and thieves OF other mems VIC
tories. Roosevelt ana MS n1DeAIIlc nuNt
upheld this black hand movement. Let
Roosevelt and the outlook and the gov
crnment and the navy. each and all. free
themselves from this entanglemenL"
The Mt. Mckinley Trip.
Following an interesting recital of his
experiences in the far north. which was
delivered with the aid Of stereoptcon
slides at the Salt Lake theatcr last night
Or Cook referred briefly To the Mount
Mckinley controversy. denouncing Bur
rell the only man with him on the
climb When he had disposed OF Bur
rcll he again turned his attention TO
Peary. following the lines indicated in
his written statement.
DR.. Cook stated that Rear Admiral
Schlcy was one Of the first prominent
men to believe in him. and was strong
enough and courageous enough TO come
forward and say so lie named Others,
among whom he said were four OF the
greatest scientists In the world, who be-
icved that he mad accomplished what he
said he had. In comparison. he recalled
three weals-knecd geographcrs. who
had decided against him, and asked the
audience to take It's choice between the
decisions OF the two forces.
Says Boreal Center Discovered.
AS scientific proof of the accomplish :
ment OF his purpose. Dr. Cook saw that
he had not discovered the tiny spot
which scientifically should be the exact
center OF the carth's axis, but that he
had entered and lived for two days with
In the DOreHl center. he SulQ lUdt CpH-
dItons were such that IL would be i'm
possible TO locate exactly n spot that a
man might cover with his foot, that rep
resented the center Of the earth's axis,
He said that within the boreal center the
sun stands al the same altitude at mid
day as at midnight, and at every hour
of the day. This. he said, was the con
ditIon that existed, and that there could
be no more positive proof that he had
reached the pole.
In concluding he said, "All that ask
is 10 be credited with that victory which
| fought for In the north, and which
shall fight for here until the civilized
world recognizes my claim
Description of Route.
Captain Baldwin preceded DIR. Cook
with a short description OF the route
taken by DR.. Cook; he also pointed out
the routes of former aspirants for polar
honors. and showed how DR.. Cook had
taken advantage of the experiences OF
those who had gone before him in Sc
lecting his own route, He also quoted
from the Pcary report showing how
Peary's statements partly or wholly cor
robora ted the statements OF DR., Cook
He took the stand that. though he be-
lieved that Peary might possibly have
reached the pole DR.. Cook was there
two years before him