New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18
'SHACKLETON POSITIVE OF
INDICATION Of WILKES
EXPLORER Declares MaWson Ex-
pedition Furnishes Final Proof
of Admira's Integrity.
SPEAKS TO JAPAN SOCIETY
Lindsay Russell, President, Host
at Farewell Luncheon to
British Explorer, Who
Sails Away To-day.

Sir Ernest Shackleton. chief speaker al
y luncheon of the Japan Society yeStsf
day. asserted that Rear Admiral Charle'
| wilkes now stands completely vindicat"i
Of the charges of fabrication made
against him more than seventy years ago
When Admiral Wilkes. after exploring
the South Pacific and Antarctic oceans
between 1898 and 1872. returned and re-
rorted that he had discovered Adehe
Land I'm January. 1879. scientists attached
his assertions. declaring the land ht
maintained ne lad discovered could MOI
really exist He was court martalled on
: these charges Of fabrication.
Sr Ernest Shackleton IN his speech
Yesterday said the recent reports from
/ London of the discoveries by the present
expedition in the same regions by Dr'
/ Douglas Afawson substantiated Si
| Ernests own discoveries In 1903 ana E"'
when he procured good and sufficient
| proof that Admiral Wilkes adhered strict
| Is to the truth IN his reports seventy
years ago
THE Mawsor expedition. said 81
Ernest "ls composed OF nifty men. most
of them college graduates. with the most
modern equipment for scientific research
When We consider that Admiral Wilkes
made the same discoveries seventy years
ago with what. Judged by present stard'
ards. was an III equipped expedition. his
! work ranks as one Of the wonders in the
| history Of exploration"
The luncheon was i'm the clubs quar-
/ tars. I'm tho city nvestinG Building. Be
| sides Sir Ernest Shackleton, who sails
| fJr England to-day, there were presen'
/ William Speidon. one Of the three sur
vivors Of Commodore Perry's japanese
, expedition Of 1855: Lindsay Russell presi-
dent of tho Japan Society. vino was The
! host yesterday: Robert c. Morris. Hamll-
ton Holt Lawrence l.. Gillespie Rosslte.
/ Betts. r. : v Crosby. stowe Phelps
/ Don G. Seitz. f. Cunliffe-Owen. y. kishi
manager of the Imperial Hotel. in Toxic
ana Yasutaro humane. acting Consul
/ General for the Japanese government
| Sir Ernest said he had for many years
raised hts voice In England I'm defence OF
| Admiral Wilkes before the Royal Geo
graphical Society and other scientific
! rodies The Mawson party. In which !.
/ Frank Wild. one OF Shackleton's com
panlons in the Antarctic, has left 10
doubt in his mind. Sir Ernest said. tina
wilkes has been cruelty maligned.
Admiral Wilkes came into promlnenc'
during the civil War. when he was sen
out In the San Jacinto to look for the
Confederate cruiser sumner and inter
cepted the Confederate commissioners
Mason and Sidell. on the British mai
steamer Trent Later he commanded III
flying squadron that broke up the block
ade running In Southern waters.
Sir Ernest also spoke feelingly Of scot
ana the men who persisted with him Il
the Antarctic. His only reference TO TN
! equipment OF tho Scot, expedition. abou
which controversy began as soon as :
was learned how he AMI his two com
panions persisted. was:
40 matter how modern yoUr equipmen
and organization. In the end YOU mus
come down to the human animal"
Mr.. Speiden spoke briefly of the Jap
an.s" expedition. I'm which he served w
der Commodore Perry rs q junior officer
Mr.. Speidcn's father was with the fee
a. purscr.