| Show i LV 1 Moore I of nis I maintains thiU Congress ought tw tn property pro and substantially the lb achievement of Commander Piety Peary I IIII In lii reaching the Pole 1111 although alth h he be has ham refused refUNd to submit the h proofS proof to a Congressional loa committee Nobody Noty seriously doubts do the he w rd of 91 f the Ih explorer or questions qu n ni the of the commission of or the tile Nt leMl Geographical al society lel but there Is I no go valid aId reason why y the proofs should not be submitted to Congress a all am well wellI Piety Peary I has h been bee liberally paid by b the Government for fOl his hla h researches In n the Arctic rna During IurIa the he last lut few years he h has baa drawn dra salary aa as a corn com commander om mander In the navy v The government therefore has b hi some to right to a full end and detailed report of his hi labors and end the tha refusal to submit such uch a statement to tol Con l on oil the ground that t it I would Id Interfere Inre with arrangements rr made with publishers publisher pub of f appears rath rather rather I er disrespectful Piety Is h at al present an of of the Ih corps of 01 civil engineers engineer oT of the navy astaff a astaff staff corps similar to the surgeon paymasters pam and nd naval v constructors Ills His III commission from 00 reads you am arc re commissioned ae Is civil chU en in engineer n In the United States navy nay with the tha rank of Commander Tn The corn com commission mission milon of ot a line rends reads You are commissioned a Commander m ta the t U H S Nv e receives Iv U C a year while on o active arUn duty dut Next ast October because b call of f retirement on account of age pr of ot an officer ranking rank him bite Peaty Peary at will have havethe havethe havethe the rank ran of captain with pay of II boIse UP he should hould become Chief of nf the th huron H at of I Tare TaNs Y and aM Docks Piety Peary I would retire ure on Oft hla his M Ud birthday May Ma MaI 0 lOll I with or 01 ac active the tive pay pa If It he be should K he retired now jow engineer with that rank he II aa II 5 4 v would wo receive I a year an ax Increase 1 of 01 10 1000 over Oft his hi pay JIll as captain which would aid commence ace next neat t October and amt of at over owr his h hi retirement pay par as i cap captain ap laiD tain and this Is II we believe what whal is I Ifor asked for tor him |
