Review of reviews and world's work . ociation. He saysthat he was so fortunate in his sledge jour-ney as to have reached the highest possiblepoint of latitude. Many people believe himand some do not. The circumstances are suchthat it would be hard to prove absolutelythat Dr. Cook did not reach the Pole, evenif he were guilty of misstatement or the vic-tim of erroneous calculations. But no manof his education and experience would careto make so hazardous and protracted a jour-ney if he were not desirous of obtaining fullcredit for his achievements,—and every ex-plorer of his grade of intelligen
Review of reviews and world's work . ociation. He saysthat he was so fortunate in his sledge jour-ney as to have reached the highest possiblepoint of latitude. Many people believe himand some do not. The circumstances are suchthat it would be hard to prove absolutelythat Dr. Cook did not reach the Pole, evenif he were guilty of misstatement or the vic-tim of erroneous calculations. But no manof his education and experience would careto make so hazardous and protracted a jour-ney if he were not desirous of obtaining fullcredit for his achievements,—and every ex-plorer of his grade of intelligence knows fullwell that to obtain such credit he must bringback with him certain records and proof thatthe scientific world would recognize as tend-ing to establish his claim. The Scientists ^^^^ scientific was entirely Waiting ready to welcome Dr. Cook, and it has been, and is yet, thoroughly ready to pass upon all his records and proofs, and to examine them from the standpoint of a presumption that Dr. Cook is not a roman-. Dr. Cook. liii-d S. Coler. DR. COOK IN FRONT OF THE NEW YORK CITY HALLL.^ST MONTH. cer, but a real explorer and a man of thescientific spirit. Dr. Cook was accepted atCopenhagen upon the face of his statements,with the distinct understanding that he couldand would justify the unstinted kindness andhonor conferred upon him by submitting tothe University of Copenhagen, and the scien-tific men associated with it, all the data thatwould be needed to satisfy them of the truthof his claims. Having decided in the firstinstance upon this mode of procedure seems to think that the attacks uponhim do not create a reason for changing hisplans. He declines, therefore, to submit hisproofs to a tribunal to be improvised in theUnited States. The Danes, meanwhile, are Copynght. 1909. by Thk Rktiew OF Rkvikws Company. 516 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEWS.
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