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Show PEARY AND FRIENDS TOO BITTER IN FEELING 13K1?LIX, Sept. 11. News that Commander Com-mander Peary also was unaccompanied by white observers when he reached the geographical point which he took to be the polCj has started discussion afresh regarding the claims of Jeary and Dr. Cook. German geographers, ' such jts Gravelius, Jlellmann. Sieglm, Snoring and I'Yiodriehscn, have been disposed throughout to believe the word of lot Ii Cook and Peary, as they had no reason to doubt the scioniiuY" competence or sincerity of either explorer. The newspapers which are commenting comment-ing freelv on the subject, consider that Commander J'eary's friends and possibly pos-sibly he himself has shown too bitter a feeling towards Dr. Cook, a feeling which they say is neither sportsmanlike, scientific nor ethical. Prof. Singler. writing in tho Nord Deutsche Allegemine Zeitung. says that scientific circles need not be deeply concerned con-cerned whether the one or tho "other explorer look observations amid the field of ice which showed the instruments instru-ments to be located at the pole or which reached there first. Scientists mav consider con-sider it settled that both men with unwearied un-wearied zeal have attained their aim. "A more interesting subject,' ' he added, "is that wide fields vol, exist in which polar explorers may "work. "The American? hnvo" stormed the pole and planted their ilg. ' ' he concludes. con-cludes. ' now, us before, the most is j still to be done." |