Show GOOK COOK DETAILS POLAR EXPERIENCE Would Divide Praise for Achieve Achievement Achievement ment mont With Explorers of Past Eskimos and J 1 R Bradley VERY REMARKABLE CHARGE That Thal Ito llo Did 1111 Nut Not Out Omit n It Cu graphic II III e to In Start Short lour lur l ir tho lo New Perk 1 rk slept 2 1 Iw by 5 a amen men mind and d women n HH as ho en lOn entered lOnte te I the Ule banquet benquet hall halt on the tile arm of ut HURr Admiral Scott kiH Schley Or nr A Cook Conk told hl tile Atory b before fer the most moat m t brilliant that he lie has Ince ho left teft tho the court of Denmark The Mf lien han banquet fillet was all given by b the Arctic Club of or America of which Dr fc oak ok I le a It mem member rn m mIter liar ber The was and enthusiastic Crowded In the great groat ballroom of ot the Cook Cooka admirer listened attentively to tobin Imps bin hi Mn In the tho form torm of an after arler dinner ail drop Dr Cook detailed many of or hi his polar experiences and that his hili ox ex exploit hl honor Manor enough for tor nit nil nitHe He UP declared that he hI wanted to 10 divide time the th praise with explorers of the tho print past uron upon whose he had won with the tho th whoso wIlli customs he hud had adopted with ours effect 0 1 anti veldt Mr wire wlm hail had financed isle hit expedition Dr Cook paid said DR nn COOKS ADDRESS I Jh I Is 11 ono one of the highest honors honor honorI I over hope to receive You represent ent most of or the tho frigid explorers explorer of or Europe I and end nearly all nil of or the th arctic explorers In III America Your welcome M 14 tho the explorers ex explorers guarantee to the world com coming ing OH as It loan does from follow fellow workers train from men who know and an have gone through the came ame experience It In Is an nn appreciation and ami a R victory the tho highest which could fall tall to time the lot of ut any re returning returning turning traveler The Thc key ke to frigid endeavor l le Is sub There IH Ia II nothing In to the en entire entire tire of ot the arctic which Is III Im to 10 man If It the animal flroa rc Arc are supplied with adequate fuel foe there thero U 18 no II cold too severe and no obstacle ob too great Ireat to surmount No o Important expedition lute has ever evor returned because of or barriers or Impossible The exhausted food toad supply i from a 11 limited moons moans of or transportation has hM turned every ler aspirant from his hili goal In the ages age of ot the polar point quest much has ban ha boeri bA tried and much use has h been learned learnel The Till most Important lesson lemon U II that civilized man If It h he will succeed tl mint meet hind bond t I to the time lI t Tits The Th belongs lo to modern men man 1111 hut but for lla Ite II we Wo w must bogus with the font and the means 1 1 of o tran of the wild man lIn this thin must t be lie reduced r duc l and end sim piffled TO ro TUB lorK Candor compel compels me ate to 10 lOR say ay that the oho atom of getting to the pole Ii I not nol n a question of or nl endurance anti It Itla ItI la Ii I not fair fa to tu cell call 11 It u bravery braver vel but nn an understanding of or the need of o tho the and a knowledge of or the tho limit of time the th brute brut force of ot the time mo trio motive lire tive power flO r be bl that tuna man or beast l Our was only 1 with nigh I the tiros accumulated lessons of early age aget or of experience The failure or of our lens keep aero ro steep stepi Ing stones to our success The Thereal Thereal real i of the pole lop were pre the early Danish h the tho Dutch the th BIH pint HI the alts Ih Nurse Koine XI and American explorer with worthy forerun forerunners Pen ners we v must therefore share altars the Ihl good gool fruits fruit which your our chairman ha hR put lut Into Inlo my basket A similar obligation Is II due to the wild lId man The Th twin families of or wild full folk the tie 1 and end the ll were important to un us u The use Uge of and the tho snowshoe which makes time tho penetration of or the till mystery berely has hao haslen hll len been t 11 borrowed hor tram from the A II Indian The method of f travel tho the motor mour forte fore and amid the tho nth native I without which the polar quest would woul 1 he a R hOJ e tai task k have been n taken talen from trout tho thu To savage man therefore who wh has Imas no ling flag w we e are ure bound to give a II part lArt of or this fruit To Tu John It JI the man who paid the hills bill belongs I at least of this tide fruit The Canadian government sent pent Its Us expedition under Cap Capp Bernier 1000 miles milts out of ot its ite II course cou to 10 help us to It I 1 gladly pum puss the basket banket In re ro returning returning turning kill akin and withered les p were tilled filled out at nt the expense of Dullish Danish hospitality And last but Hut dot least lent the reception r which opens arms by fellow explorers to you oU and to nil alt belongs this basket of good gaud things which the chairman has one placed upon my shoulders Nothing would suit me better than to tell you the complete story stor of our quest but tho the very ery tr first telegram gives more data dala than I could hope to 10 tell you In an au lifter after dinner address I Therefore 1 shall devote devole the minted time to nn an elucidation of certain phases of our adventure A REMARKABLE CHARGE Ono One of ot the most remarkable charges brought out Is la that I did dill not seek erk a geographic license to 10 start for tor the pole pale Now Non gentlemen to the thc largo large u public that may lOa be all nil mystery but those tho e who know will appreciate that no explorer can an start apart and say a that he ho will vIII reach tho pole good men have tried tiled before all alt have hao failed AH Alt who understand un understand tho the problem will know that success Is but barely barol possible pO when ovary conceivable circumstance Is U fa ta fat a t arable l lIt It Is only necessary to announce that an nn expedition for the pole pale to 10 start an nn undesirable bombard bombardi and flourish of trumpets This ThIll I chase choto to 10 e cap Mr furnished the funds I shaped shape the destiny of ot the tho ex expedition For the tine time being the busi busl business business ness concerned us only amity I believed then lien as I believe bellevo now that If it I we WI succeeded suc succeeds ff there them would he be time enough to tolly fly lly the banner of victory victor You are here hems h ll tonight Mr Is iii here hore and andI I 1 am sat here herl We c have come cOllie together to 10 celebrate that victory Now Noa No gentlemen I appeal to you UM us explorers and as all men Caen Am I J bound to appeal to anybody to 10 any man to toa a l bod body il of men for a license to look for the tho th pole hole You Y ou know we had 1111 every possible aid to t to sledge traveling A Abig Ahi Abig big hi ship Is no advantage An Au army nf or r chits 1111 moan men who at nt hast best are novices II III IK U I H o t handicap while a 1 or 1 luxury of or equipment Is II s fatal to 10 We c e to 10 live IIvo a II life us simple as aa that of Adam Adum and und we forced the Ihl strands strand of human endurance to limits If IC you yell ou reach lIh too tho pole there thor Is I no other way m For our elm sim simple lIlt ii ne df dr Mr furnished nut suf sufficient Relent funds Wo We e were wre not overburdened with Ith the usual std 11 to 10 pleasure and comfort limit Ut I 1 did dill not nol start for fOI that purpose Vow low No K as fI to the efforts of or the press Irp to force tillage thiap of their picking from rein Important records Into print In r pl to 10 I 1 have hae taken the tb stand that Ut I 1 have lUlu already given a 8 tangible HI ci count of or our Journe It Jt t is as us com complete pile p a ec the preliminary nay reports report of nn nay am previous explorer epu The Tho data lAl the I h ob sib o records record are of or exactly exA U the till same earn 01 character Therefore such sudi el pI deuce has ha been with faith and the tb cump tote kte record was ww 1 not nol expected el elto to appear tor for years yean whereon wha we wt agree to 10 all within a K tell elm mouths ARRIVAL AT TUB Till POLY IOv Now gentlemen bunt about M ut the th pole haute IulI lt I April II 11 1191 1091 We Wo dl ds new mew land clung along the l tI Iol iii between Ui tole lith and lith pose par slit Ie I this there re was wa absolutely no nu life and no land kind Tb The lr Ice was In III laine alle heavy hay Il fields with wilts few I lines 1111 The drift rift was We south of east lit the tine I wind way v south of ur west went lear Mr r weather gave Fund I nearly narl every Oa tIa These Th with tho Ih those r at Mt atthe the Ille pole M el on ami u the Sit lat anti and a ll 21 is of April are to tu gu our When I taken In its with th th tI liar neutral general ral record yuu u do nut not ot require this Ihla I 1 can en sm see them that bul huh thin III cad and all 1611 the II tiller record will aIli III some mine IIII iu a u you ou 11 its the 1110 due till du course of ut events I can cams slut not sit It down without It at to 10 you OU 1 nil to I the U II I Iii anIU in IO ms debt of 01 1111 ud for tor their v valuable III The Tbt rt re 1 report I port of or tide this pulse polar 1 II i has hap b t i Oita n with lIh a cull n mm four r fast C but Iu lu th tM the pi pies tint slit a w sj M not forget t t 1 Hi Ih Ilia fathers liter of th tits t MI si Nil i f polar travel le I glory i taw r all U There t enough to tu gu go in to I ilu iho II of 0 the tired surd and ti I to the 1 r lW tau til 11 him log Mul W n an ar ii h her re tonight The rise names ate aie I U It I i a to u n nI i I mention mantis for hemmer inu t Ii b I i ito I mush to lu I Ur el y Kihl H Eft ht hi Mel th III Ii Ica Ilna Iala lie me Nil 1111 Abruzzi tagia B BIh Ih tail m cu ii Mint end endIs 1 t B Is 11 I H Hir 1110 r x 1 I I pi Iii ph rem ru II err le ba ti I J I 5 a i t r i m ft ac e M 14 rt r e if f i a u It 11 i it I r t u a 1 1111 If I nut 14 i lie 1111 Iller t via lil u JJ if J He Ile II e hall lail without n chance of l shaking I the hand of the explorer r Time reason pen son for tor Dr rook Cooks delay daisy and tb thin aban of ot the tit reception r reel lion Willi nea chase charac characteristic l or of Dr Cooks simplicity Ho no l this country without Isac lu g gIn iv I In evening Iu III IIII isle his end the Ut suit cult he si lire I hi hl hii mil H ass ll int late in heing lathered i 1 mer d to tn III hM pf n nm m P fOr r II r iii ilir III IC l fi n Mil ed 1 the thao dinner net i of or pre pr filing eding II It The Th op skee In to In t Dr r were ll It r hi Air Mr tr Me N Mer Nt M MI t 0 I I cad 1 r Oler ceder Count i Von MM lo Io I L i 1 i n r f i 1 li net l I pa I o ur f Hi th lr r i luh tub n s f i A tt S ft B I nr r f New Nen 1 York k krub rub Job Milne ii i n nm N 1 R pub lira and Charles 8 ake of f the Ihl Ex J x r l rig the otlie prominent guests lre I emit nt lit ate wre r J flem hem l i ral In its New York Turk Magnus elif th Ih consul and end pher 0 n i a the fhe John lohn II ft ti aae an Aw present hilt but did not nol k I l KS I fK In lu iO l 1 i fonk ouk k Ite tear r Ad AI Admiral Admiral miral Schley said Rid Like hike fk RI all who aIto have ha similar r success tot Ut ims In other fields if of Ity Dr Took Conk Is III i challenged In by b ft which often proceeds from Heap that Hat to all fair sad and Jut just minded people there th Is III naly regret that there have been raised an any III II over flyer an achievement nl that was Willi full tull rno gh of gins glim for both bolh Our guests splendid behavior under those th It trying Irlo circumstanced has hll ail l the Ih of his hi country countrymen men amen and has hA Innumerable hosts bouts to 10 hl his hili friendship I 1 believe an president dent of ur the th Club of America up upon upun upon on un their statements that both Mr Ir Peary end And Dr Cook Conk the pole 10 I hall he 1 their chivalrous and persistent courage I J believe further that these e etwo two gentlemen reached the tho pole polo be became because cause came men Inn before were willing to make these sacrifices In III a n region rellon of such ter terrible terrible terrible danger and such lIuch constant peril are arf made of or material that does OM not bleach out In III the wash All 11 honor to thom them When bon Dr Cook cant an to In the entire nil assemblage n stood and anil Ui III lime heer heerIng heering Ing continued for n full pr Cook read his file hl addes dd t s |