Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-08
RIVAL CLAIMS
Of DISCOVERY.
England and Norway Rejoicing Over
Claims of Scott and Am
undSen.
STRIVING TO AVOID COOKESM.
amundsen denies EmphatIcaliy that
he Told IorresPdnde nj that Scott hsa
Reached Pole.

London, March 8.---Positive denial
thai he had IOld the correspondent
of the London Daily Express or any
one else that Capt. Scott reached the
South Pole was made today by CaPI.
Amundsen. the Norwegian explorer,
according TO Il Reuter- dispatch from
Hobart, Tasmania.
London. March S.-Firm in the
belief that Captain Robert Scott had
reached the South Pole. Englishmeh
were Today waiting impatiently for
news from Scott. saying whether he
attained his goal before il was reach
cd bv Captain Roald Amundsen.
Antarctic experts were OF The opin-
ion thai the TWO expeditions might
have merged before making the I'm
nj dash and that the flags OF GTea'
nriraiu and Norway might have been
unfurled al the bottom Oh the
earth" ar the same time.
The only news from Capt. scot
came in the form OF caoleSranl
from Wellington, quSting Amundseh,
as saying that the British explorer
had reached The pole. Members OF
The British Royal Geographical So
ciety, believing that Capt. ocot'
would return 10 New Zealand. caDlea
today 70 learn If any news had been
received OF the expedition.
were informed that nothing had been
heard except the statement repor'e"
to have been given out by Captain
| .Amundsn.
! Many OF Captain SCOTS friehos
helieye he would not rush pack !"
civilization TO tell OF his eXpiol,S
until after he had carried oni m eN-
,ensive program OF scien'lhr "orN'
This was one OF the purposes OF Ms
tourney while Amundsen went mere
ly in search Of the pole
Iondon. March S.--No question or
his proofs" will be raised so 'ar u
Contain Roald Amundsen is concern
cd when he reaches civilization 'c-
cording 10 Hobart special 10 the
London Daily Express. the captain
Handed from the Fran IT Hobart, l as
mania, for brief period today oul
nositiyclv refused to make any state
ment regarding his achievements
lie made il very plain, however 'Ea
he will not wait to submit his proofs
that he actually discovered the Pole.
hut will send them to the various
geographical societies in the near
future.
There seems 10 be gcneral ac~
coptancc from Englishmen that me
Norwegian did exactly what ne sal"
he did in the cablcgram received hS
his brother which stated that ne STSH!t
three days At the Pole. That he al"
This 10 prevent any suggestion o'
"Cookism" is the belief here. DO
seryations taken on three days III
succession at high noon. It Is "a'"'
could not be "faked'' and there can
:, ba no question raised such as "a"
raised for time in connection eve"
with Admiral Peary's proofs a'hons
certain scientists
cnocial 10 the Star from Nnhar1
saws when the question was oi"h'N
, mt m Amundscn whether Captain
Scott reached the South Pole. tue
: Norwegian explorer positively refused
} to answer it,
, Christiana. March s.-To-days
meeting OF Parliament was devoted
TO gloriiying the success OF captain
Amundsen in reaching the pole.
| was decided to cable him congratn-
, ,otions and the fact that there was
no hesitation in doing so was accept
ed as conclusive proof that the cable
grams received by the king, ~hlch
have been withheld from the pub
: lie in order not to prevent Amundseo
selling the story Of his achievement
. roll OF the successful trip to the Pole.
This belief was added to by the ah-
dress OF the president. who said:
, "We are filled with JOY over the
, receint of the news that Captain Am
e undsen and his comrades have sue
ceeded in planting the Norwegian
' flag al the Pole.