Show WILL NOT TAKE SIDES STATE department REFUSES TO ENTER INTO THE COOK PEARY controversy the national geographical society will name committee to oo 00 to copenhagen to examine dr cook cooks records washington refusing to be drawn into the cook peary north pole con tro verey Temy the elate state department on thursday declined a request that it cable american minister egan at copenhagen to request ot of the university of copenhagen permission to ex amine the records ot of dr frederick A cook when they were submitted to that institution the request was made by a delegation from the national geographic society which will appoint a committee to visit the foremost danish scientific to which pr cook Is 1 to submit hie his records the desira to have the request so go through the official channel channels was made at a conference Cun ca ference terence held la in this city between prominent members of the society the request was made on the ground that the examination would be by scientist scientists of attainments particularly valuable in the adjustment ot of the polar problem the department took the request under advisement and later decided it would not accede to it it was felt such action would constitute official clat recognition ot of commander peary against dr cook that any unusual action on its part might be interpreted as an indorsement endorsement Indor ot of the claim ot of one or the other of the two explorers as to priority of discovery the department has notified secretary groenen or of its it attitude |