Show 1 DECLINES TO SEND PROOfS Commander Peary Under Con Contract Contract Contract tract With Publishers and 4 Cannot Comply With House s Request n M M M Ht M M M H Washington March 7 Commander 4 Peary Feary declined today to submit to 4 Congress the proofs of his discovery I f of the north pole He sent sont to the thet subcommittee bf of the House commit committee I t tee on naval affairs the following f statement nt 4 Commander Comm Peary and his friends f say that contracts signed months ago f with his publishers render it impossible Impossible 4 sible to make its Us records and scientific 4 data public now It would not 4 only subject Peary to heavy damages 4 a n loss which he cannot meet hay hav haying 4 ing Just extricated himself from debt 4 Incurred In connection with his va various a arlous f rious expeditions but It would be bet 4 breaking faith with his publishers o t 4 which he Js is s unwilling to do under any 4 circumstances I f M H t M 4 M M M M f M M M H 4 f After hearing statements by Representatives Representatives Representatives Hobson of Alabama Alabam and Moore of Pennsylvania urging a congressional re reward reward reward ward to Peary irrespective of the question of his proofs the committee adjourned until Wednesday without taking action |