The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-17
4, If Arkansas Makes Vi
|,,us Attack Upon Captain
Robert 4. Peary.
j yORK EDITORS ARE
| uSO ROUGHLY HANDLED
4, Of Pennsylvania Replies
4 Mild Outburst of the
suthern Congressman.

|.,:sNeroN. Feb, lo.-Represen1, 1, I.
~ Arkansas. speaking In
,.,aic on the naval appropria-
4 = IN the house tonight; mao made al an
:. r,plain Robert +. Peary. tr Ge-
Mn as n ialtir and declarlng
p ss-sSSald S,n be driven from the naval
F., words used by Mr.. Macon
s oulck reply from Peary
e's 'ps,orcsenta;ive Moore. OF Penn
IA atsr yninly attempting 10 IN
ur Macon. finally got the tloor
~, light. He characterized MI
y e"~ ssch as unjust ana oifeh-
IN s,id there was always some
~ found TO suspect every per
hr men of genius and cour-
q. ysferrcd 10 Captain liobsons $
as ihe Merrlmac and TO Dewey 5
. Ike these" said Mr.. Moore;
-, tho lime 60 stop and deal
asry dog that barks at thelr
: v,,o, who Evoked laughter in
- ~ several days ago by announc-
=, m uslnc the language wliIul
4 "a i-Ssrats " liar. dirty little pi!ferer
=, and contemptiDle ass. he had
aa,i as tar as his fellowship With
vnodIsl church permitted added
az rhrases TO the history OF de-
4 a NE house today.
4 f,s,r.d : thai Peary's whole story
4 AXE. pure and simple.
enssed With Fake Heroes.
4 uJ his contempt for take he
s,s supreme and he intimalcd that
~ .lic hero of San Juan h,ll' In
E,ssS Sir. Macon denounced the
4, Arciic club and charged that IL
E-,hlaln,d a paid lobby In Washing
1 IA aid that President Tatts judg-
a + thle matter was not 10 be ac-
/ q lcr he had congratulated Cook as
Is, as he did PcarN
|.r,-r his compliments 10 the editors
II. Ncg York Times and the New
A Psl. Mr. Macon characterized
4 "unb!ushing, knowall bits
4 'ica-cyed. pln-headcd and putrid-
|pi iaintcslmals.
! aisrred To Pcary as "fur tracer
.EE him as "a sclf-exaggeratcd; sell
Irllei. puffcd-up near-hero. and
81 ienaunced him as IAN uDfaithful
Ia aD4 nm idle loafcr. who ought 10
| tiyrn from the service instead OF
= yonoted
3 llacoG expressed the belief that
| h nd Cook on one OF the trips north,
lhsy were companions. figured out
/ rould he easy for a man 10 fake
kary Of the pole. and he charged
81 both started out at the same
J b make the discovery
tthred that instead OF being re-
" sitll promotion TO the rank OF
a,airal, rs President Taft and the
sfe on naval affairs have recon-
si, PeaR's falc was at best worth
Z medal like those awarded 10
Aa runners.
Rsply of Mr., Moore.
ge9re in reply said he had great
'T newspapers and editors and
uoted with pride that the press
- had remained empty throughout
= lie gentleman from Arkansas
e. lipor.
y glad 10 KNOW" said Mr.. Moore,
y ono in that gallery is willing
"a listen 10 the diatribcs OF the
~ IRON Arkansas. offensive as
'as upon one Of the great men OF
1AiIy: Or listen To the violent cpl
= applied TO newspaper editors"
Aspie paid a glowing tribute TO
reary, saying that his attain
me pole had come at the end OF
c'lee years Of laborlous work and
l.a eardships.
s.n,ailve Saunders Of Virginia
NY IN support Of Captain Peary.
a%'e OF Pennsylvania had read
r@o tie record a letter from Ad-
snef OF the navy. who passed
'''Hs proofs. in which he said In
ADMIRAL ohester's Letter.
,,.n also Ike 10 add with regard
G,'lcpeated and absurd criticism
a.. Cpmmander Pearys rapid
Isa- 'eaving his main party on
s,n,.. Tact that ! do not think
Ira: Sno%n. IL should he remem-
- ne advanced north with a
IA t,s'ng t,n personnel and equipment
"a % INC best in his entire com .
= WIN conditions OF ice and
'u"ihg better all the time. He
] buN "SSturally made better speed
sSiote oe accomplished by a larger
81 mi. Is always retarded by It's
"a. t But this increased rate OF
t% not abnormal for when the
va, 1bsain reached land and man
f"-,sslaa slao been thoroughly rested
S mIis, oack TO the ship. covering
rr "ies ss OF ground in two sIeeps'
so much distance as made by
S' Gays from April l to April
d. M we kuslerman OF Wiscop
trshna.Sn tIn snip subsidy and Represen
Va ana H. of Illinois spoke on In.
q y, I rlnchot investigation which
GtsbawUS Nm ~ acted on by congress.
Of inn,as Was u member Of the com
b q tIory. tIe and he reviewed The
pin, M ., committee from the mi.
Elinper hSlrw. He declared tina,
y DALI. dsE mad been caught "red
X h dang dssIIg with The special Intor.
es.stIrn,Ialte all that was shown ir
b d. Ss".aG1 csm1 he was allowed ID 70 re-. ;.