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Show DECLINES TO SUBMIT PROOFS i Commander Peary Under Contract With Publisbere and Can Not Comply Com-ply With Committee's Request. Washington. Commander Peary htm declined to submit to cottgrese th piiMiis of his discovery of the uoith pole. He sent to lh sub-committee of the hour committee on One va! affairs, 011 Monday, Ihe following statement : "Commander Peary and Ills frlenda sny that contracts signed months ago wllh his publishers render It Impossible Impossi-ble lo make his records and sclentlllo data public now. It would not only subject Peary lo heavy damages a loss which he cannot meet, bavins Just extricated himself from debt Incurred In-curred In connection with his various cxpcd"lutmtiiil It would bo breaking faith wlili bis publishers, which he Is unwilling to do under any clrcuni-stances." clrcuni-stances." After hearing ntalciVnls by Itepre-seiitntlvcs Itepre-seiitntlvcs Hobnon of Alabama and Mooie of Pennsylvania, urging a congressional con-gressional reward to Peary Irtenpec-tlvn Irtenpec-tlvn nf Ihe quentlon of bis proofs, tbe ' committee adjourned without taking action. I |