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Show SOCIETY BELIEVES IT WAS MISUNDERSTOOD 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Several hours ait or the receipt, of its cablegram from the University of Copoubageu, the society issued the following: "The cablegram of the National Geographic societ3" lo tho University of Copenhagen has beeu misunderstood. Tbo society did not desire to .part.ie.i-pate .part.ie.i-pate with the university lo sit in judg-incut judg-incut 'with them on Dr. Cook's claim, nor did the society desire to anticipate tho university b3" seeing the paper? -first. The socict.y has been informed from Dr. Cook tbat onl" copies of the record would be sent to it. "The society has received many re-quests re-quests every ay from its thousauds of members asking how soon it would pass on Dr. Cook's claims, and tho officers have replied that thev- could not act uniil tbe.v had seen the orig-inal orig-inal documents, as in the case of Com iH mandcr Peniy. As there was 110 pros-peel pros-peel of the "originals coming to this count iy. the society determined to send a commission to Copenhagen to see the original papers. "We understand from the answer of the University of Copenhagen that these originals will bo open for inspee-lion inspee-lion as soon as the university has passed npon thorn, and this is all the 'H society has desirod or requested." :H |