New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
BRITAIN HOPES FOR SCOTT
Explorers Countrymen Yet Unwilling to Con-
cede Defeat.

London. March S.-England tremoieS
Tonight for the success of her Antarcu'
hero. Has Captain Scott reached uH'
south Pole? This is the question 'ha'
IS asked or all sides and the whole couh-
,rv ia hoping. though not without repl'
,lation. that he may at least snare VI,
honors Of exploration with Captain foaio
Amundsen. the hardy Norwegian
OF course, the main hope Of the Brush
public is that he reached the pore HE
Second there is the suggestion tha'
the two explorers converged dramaucal-
ly at the pole at about the same u'he'
Third, there is the promise, less Sra'l-
fying. Il is true, that Scott attained the
pole after Amundsen had made hls uls-
covery. Thus the national interest,"
svays between hope and fear. and III
some respects is not unlike that whlch
prevailed in the United states when 'he
rival claims of Peary and Cook TO the
attainment of the North Pole were hrs'
proclaimed.
Sir Ernest H. shackleton said Tonight
that. after having read the accounts OF
Amundsen's trip thus far received, and
despite certain minor discrepancies III
them, probably arising from translation
into English, he has no doubt that
Amundsen reached the geographlcal
pole. He says the Norwegian accom-
.plished the Journey in remarkahy
short time. Amundsen was favored win
fine weather and easy travelling. ana got
more out of his dogs than any Brltish
eypedition could have hoped to get.
Lieutenant Shackleton notes in the re-
port at hand. as one of Amundseh
most important discoveries. that hosS
Barrier is terminated by junction WIFI
southeasterly range OF mountains
which Shackleton's own expedluor
noted. and a range running southwest
erly. evidently from King Edward VI
Land. An interesting phase of the ex
pedition. he SAYS, was that, instead o
utilizing the Beardmore Glacier Amund
sen found new route of his own L
reach the inland ice.
Lieutenant Shackleton points out som'
cbscurities in the report Of Amundsei
thus far received, but these, he hopes
viii be clarified by later details from tn
explorer.
Denies Seott Statement.
\ dispatch to the Reuter- agency from
Hobart. Tasma MA, quotes Captain
Amundsen as denying that he said yes
tcrday that Captain Scott had reached
the pole.
In response to cabled instructions e
ask Captain Amundsen pointblani
whether or not Captain Scott reached th'
South pole. the correspondent Of ''Th'
London Evening star at Hobart, Tas
mania. biographies to-day the following
statement:
"AmuDGsen refuses to say anything OF
the question as to whether Scott reached
the South Pole or not
dispatch published by The Dali,
Express" esterday morning, dated Well
:ngton. New Zealand. declared tha
Arundsan had stated that Scott ha'
reached the South Pole, II vas as
sumed tbsr this declaration indicated
that A,nundsen himself had not succeed
ed il, attaining the object of his eXpedi'
ton. aud credit was generally given Il
the British explorer.
Nothing had hitherto been heard from
Captain Scott and Amundsen now de
nies that he said or telegraphed any
thing referring to his British rival or hi
expedition,
The honor for the achievement o
nj n,
given to the Norwegian explorer unit
Captain Scott announces the result o.
his expedition.
CAPTAIN Amundsen states that he VII
submit his charts and all information a.
10 his expedition without delay accord
ing to dispatches from Hobart received
by a special correspondent at yelling
ton, New Zealand
After meeting Captain Scott i'm th'
Rav of Whales on January 10. 1911. Cap
tain Amundsen camped with nine mer
I'm longitude 164 west, latitude 7S. HI
has not revealed his subsequent move
ments
Captain Amundsen has settled hi
mans TO sail from Hobart within a weel
for Ruenos Ayres. From that port n
Will go around Cape Horn TO San Fran
cisco and then on 10 the Bering strait
Then he will drift with the ice acros
The Arctic Ocean and expects TO emerg
at some point between Greenland ant
Spitzbergen.
May Have Changed Plans,
Captain scett's agent IN New zealan'
expresses the opinion that Scott mus
have changed his plans and proceeded
x,,n new explorins and scientific work
,hus possibly delaying the return OF III
,nip the Terra Nova, for some weeks
cap,siH Amundsen's claim is not ais
cued here The Norwegian explorer
sAtes. December 14-11' are pu7zlins' Du