The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-11
The Britishers Believe He and
Amundsen Met Near That Point
AND REACHED AGREEMENT
Whereby Each Was to Refrain from
Telling About the Others Exploits
1t Is Thought That Scott VIII
Not Return for Some Time.

London, March 1.-THE theory that
Capt. Amundsen and Capt. Scott had
entered into an agreement whereby each
was to be permitted to tell his own
story is advanced here as an explana-
lion for the delay in receiving news
from the British south pole hunter.
According to one Of the officials OF
the Royal Geographical society they
probably met near the pole. Recall
ing the controversy that ragged after
the return of DR.. Cook and Commander
Peary from the far north. it was sug-
gested that the rival explorers might
have pledged their honor that neither
would reveal anything of the others ex-
ploits when they reached civilization.
1t was believed that when the Fran
reached Hobart one of the members
OF the expedition probably revealed the
news of Capt SCOTS success without
realizing that he was breaking con
idence. The report was cabled to Lon
den, and when Amundsen was informed
of the leak, SCOTS admirers think, he
promptly issued a denial that he had
said Scott succeeded in order to fulfil
his pledge of secrecy.
If Scott did enter into such an agree.
ment, it was said, he would undoubted-
" take his time about returning to
civilization, as he expected to carry out
an elaborate scientific investigation in
the frozen wilds.
King George sent message to King
Haakon Saturday, congratulating him
OF the success of Capt. Amundsen in
reaching the south pole. The whole
British public is stirred by the latest
news from the antarctic
Although England is still hoping
against hope that Capt. Scott also sue
cecded. everywhere the fact that Amund-
sen did reach the pole is accepted with
out question The naming of the great
antarctic plateau on which the pole
was located for King Haakon has
aJoused an undercurrent of resentment
here, as it is pointed out that this
same territory was named after the
late King Edward by Sir Ernest Shackle
ton, who was the first to penetrate
the antarctic that far south.
There il feeling of disappointment
in the possibility that Scott found the
Norwegian flag flying over the southern
most ice if he did succeed in reaching
the pole.
Explorers and arctic experts in dis
GUESSING the latest news are inclined
to give Amundsens dogs great credit
for his successful trip.
Another circumstance which appears
to have favored Amundsen was the I'M
usually fine weather conditions which
are reported to have prevailed last year
in the antarctic. In Shackleton's dash
for the pole almost continuous billiards
were encountered in the high altitude
of the plateau and the inolement wealth
er conditions more than any other one
cause compelled him to turn back when
so near complete success.
Capt. SCOTS lateness in emerging
from the antarctic is generally attribut-
ed here. to his reported intention of
making extensive explorations and scien-
tific observations whether or not he sue
ceeded in attaining the pole. He had
some idea too of crossing the antarctic
continent and coming out on the We'd
dell seacoast Just opposite TERRA del
Fuego. His chief aim naturally was
to reach the pole, but his expedition
was equipped with all the latest scien
tiiic appliances for the making of COM
plete records that would be of perma
nent benefit TO science
Antarctic experts pointed out that de-
spite Amundsen's success. wide areas
in the antarctic remain UNEMPLOYED.
This section of the antarctic traversed |
by recent expeditions have been very