Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-27
DR COOK TO "COME BACK"
 WITH MIGHTY FEATS
Explorer ViIlified as the Greatest ot Liars Is Preparing to Climb Mount Everest-
 Two Jobs He Will Carry Out

Louisville, Oct. IA special dispatch to the Herald from its Chicago correspondent says:
 Dr. Frederick A. Cook is determined to "come back
 have just talked with the enigmatic ex- porer pilloried as ''the worlds greatest liar" who now appears to be regalning pub lie confidence.
 Simply, quietly, this big, slow, patient man with pleasant blue eyes and uncon- ouersble smile told me of his tremendous fl sht to justify himself in the eyes of man. kind, of the bold venture that is to be his next step and the vast enterprise which he regards as his real life work.
 He will win vindicato from the Amerl- can people; he will climb the highest noun tain in the world; and then he will make the immeasurable resources of the polar regions available for the use of mankind. That is his program.
 Nerves Broke Under Straln
 ''When the campaign of defamation was at its height" he said, land my nerves broke under the strain, l went away to rest until the lies should wear themselves out. Then l came back to prove my case
 The battle was harder than l expected It has taken nearly three years of my life But now it is almost won.
 T went to the people. Day after day, month after month, I have travelled back and forth and up and down the United States, patiently telling my story. At first my audiences were small. Now they pack the Chautauqua halls In the three years I have spoken to 5000 900 peolpe. Among al classes I have hosts of friends who be- lleve in me
 We are going to ask congress to name a commission of inquiry to determine my them appoint scientists and explorers matter whom I will be satisfied.
 Then will come something worth while. I am tired of lecturing. l must get into the open again. l am in the prime of life, mentally and physically stronger than ever and ready to grappe with the biggest ex ploring job left in the world.
 To Climb Everest
 Mount Everest, at the apex of the Him slayas, between India and Tibet, 20 1000 feet high, the highest of all mountains has never been climbed. Nobody has ever really tried to climb it. It towers far above the tai! peaks scaled by Abruzzi and Graham and Mrs. Workman.
 "They say it is inaccessible. Very we'll I will climb it! It cannot be so hard as the pole,
 And will make no more mistakes will take along men who cannot be bribed to lie For the final dash l will have three scientists of world fame; topographer, geologist and biologist have picked one aready-a Swiss And I will take their affidavits on the mountain top.
 It will take year. It will cost S25,000. have half the money myself and can get the rest
 Then will come work less spectacular, but more worth while
 "The results of polar exploration have not yet been put to practical use. If l can show the way will have done my work
 "The vast Arctic regions are swarming with life to within 500 miles of the pole. Land and sea have almost infinite capacity for supplying man with fur, food, oil and leather
 Foster Animals for Use
 "The seals, whales, bears, musk oxen, walruses and narwhals, the fishes and the birds should be fostered for our use. Spe- cies nearly extinct should be replenshed.
 Northern islands offer boundless oppor- tunities for the cultivation of this wild life under human control Polar bears may be reared almost as easily as cattle are The musk OK may provide food leather and oil when our western herds have dis appeared.
 "The Antarctic lacks bears musk oxen and other northern species. would trans plant them there and they would flourish l would bring the penguin of the Arctic to furnish food and oil as the seal does
 "A general interchange of life would pop ulate icy waters and create limitless wealth That would be conservation on a world scale.
 "A sort of Noah's ark would be needed to transfer polar animals across the equator You smile Very well Let us build a Noah's ark"
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