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The Daily record and the Dresden daily : 10.09.1909
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Office: StrneStr.5.1. DresdenA. Telephone 1755. Hcrovb and THE DRESDEN DAILY. Office: • iff I. DresdenA. Telephone: 1755. The First Daily Paper in English published in Germany. JVo 1,091. DRESDEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909. 10 PFENNIGS. Pie Daily Record is delivered by hand in Dresden, and may be ordered at any Post Office throughout the German Empire. It is published daily, excepting Mondays and days following legal holidays in Dresden. Monthly Subscription Rates: For Dresden, mark 1.—; for the rest of Germany and Austria, mark 1.20. For other countries, marks 2.50. ANGLO-OERMAN RELATIONS. Amidst all the excitement engendered by the re ported double discovery of the North Pole, a still small voice has been heard—not, let us hope, cry ing in the wilderness—on behalf of a revival of the armament limitation proposal. It has been most audible at Berlin, where a progressive contemporary of ours, the Berliner Tageblatt, has published a series of articles by men of unimpeachable author ity- -ex-Ambassadors, politicians, publicists, etc.—all dealing with the same question. The general trend of these most valuable articles has been in favour of reconsidering Germany’s position towards the proposal to arrive at an agreement with England in respect to naval competition. Many of the writers openly deplored the uncompromising attitude of Germany as displayed at The Hague Conference. It is hinted that the opportunity contained in the British proposals was exceptional, and that it can never return under such favourable circumstances. Putting aside for the moment all thought of the ulterior motive which may have underlain Britain’s offer, its summary rejection entailed a rebuff which the British Government is by no means likely to accept again. The first mention of an agreement having as its object the cessation of armament competition was made by the late Premier of England, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, in his famous article contribut ed to the Nation. That article was widely criticised at home and abroad, but its sincerity was not ques tioned by responsible commentators. Of course, the stock argument that an agreement on these lines would simply mean the ensuring to England of permanent unchallenged naval supremacy was im mediately advanced in many quarters. For our part, we are unable to see the difference between the situation at that time and at the present moment. England’s Navy is proportionately more powerful than the German, and we have the word of respon sible statesmen that it will remain so in the future, whatever sacrifices have to be made. As to the financial ability of the two nations to outbuild each other, we believe England’s superiority in this re spect is also unquestionable. The German Govern ment on more than one occasion has stated that the Imperial Navy is not being constructed with a view to undermining British supremacy, but merely for the adequate protection of Germany’s oversea trade and colonies. None but a blind Jingoist can deny to England the need of a stronger fleet than Germany requires. Britain, or the British Empire, is vulnerable at a hundred points, each one of which requires naval protection if the integrity of the whole is not to be threatened. Germany, on the other hand, is vulnerable only at home, and to guard against invasion she has the most efficient army in the world. It needs a good deal of argument to controvert these facts. The Tageblatt's lead has found a prompt echo in the House of Commons, where the matter was discussed on Tuesday. The Prime Minister signi ficantly declared that England had already taken the initiative,—that is to say, she does not feel herself in a position to make further proposals. That attitude is natural and unexceptional, and it was qualified by the earnest assurance that “every indication that the German Government wishes to come to such an agreement will be heartily reci procated by the British Government.” There the matter stands. It would be instructive to know whether the Tageblatt's voice is the voice of in spiration or not. If the former, then the prospects of a diminution of the burden imposed upon the peoples of England and Germany by this mad race in battleships have never been brighter. If un inspired, the Tageblatt’s lead is nevertheless worthy of the very highest traditions of international jour nalism, and one that should be followed by self- respecting papers both in England and Germany. One of the prime causes of Anglo-German friction is indubitably the publication of thoughtless or de liberately malicious statements in regard to the po licy of either country. 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THE POLAR MYSTERY. “HAVE NAILED COOK,” SAYS PEARY. From the despatches we print below it will be seen that telegrams, ostensibly from Commander Peary, continue to arrive in New York, all couched in highly confident terms. “Do not worry, I have nailed Cook!” he telegraphs to his wife; to a friend he says: “I have met two Esquimaux who declare Cook never went any appreciable distance, etc.” These are serious allegations. If true, there is bound to be a perfectly terrific revulsion of feel ing against Dr. Cook, who has been feted and honoured as the discoverer of the North Pole by monarchs and leading scientists of the age. If false, they will convict Commander Peary of jealousy and unworthiness. Upon the date to hand it is im possible to arrive at a definite decision. We can but express our regret at the intense acrimony of this most painful dispute, which does credit to no body and tends to alienate the interest of purely scientific authorities. Science admits of no person alities. The cable message from New' York we publish today throw unexpected light on the com pleteness of Dr. Cook’s equipment, thus controvert ing one of the strongest arguments advanced by his critics. The following despatches speak for themselves. From New York.—Mrs. Peary has received the following telegram from Commander Peary at Indian Harbour: “Detained by storm. Do not worry about the Cook story. I have nailed him.” From Copenhagen.—Dr. Cook has asked Captain Sverdrup to procure a ship and to go in it to Cape York and thence bring the two Esquimaux who ac companied Dr. Cook to New York as soon as possible. From Copenhagen.—Ritzau’s Bureau has received the following letter from Mrs. Dagmar Knud Ras mussen : “The London Daily Chronicle of the 7th instant reports that my husband declares Dr. Cook’s assertion that his Esquimaux confirmed his dis covery of the Pole to be untrue. That report is false from beginning to end, and the more sur prising as, in mv interview" with the correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, I said plainly again and again that the only utterance made by my husband on this subject expressed the strongest conviction that Dr. Cook had been at the North Pole. My husband does not entertain the slightest doubt, and therefore requests you to deny the above report.” EQUIPMENT OF COOK’S EXPEDITION. The Times publishes a long cablegram from New York, as follows: Further light on Dr. Cook’s Polar expedition is afforded by Mr. John Bradley, the owner of the vessel w r hich carried the explorer to Anoatok, and by Mr. Francke, who was the only member of the crew to remain with Dr. Cook when the vessel returned, but was left behind by Dr. Cook on starting some six months later. Mr. Brad ley declares that he spent thousands of dollars on the equipment of the expedition, and that three years’ supplies were landed at Anoatok, including 40 tons of coal, large quantities of pemmican, sugar, tea, coffee, biscuits, dried meats, hickory wood for making sledges, hardware and cooking utensils, 10,000 boxes of matches, 120,000 tins of food, 150 gallons of alcohol, barrels of rice and flour, and gums, sweets, knives, and trinkets as gifts for the Esquimaux. Everything was made as light as pos sible. Dr. Cook also had a valuable sextant made of aluminium, several compasses, an artificial horizon barometer, thermometer charts, etc. As for the se crecy with which the preparations were made, that w as, according to Bradley, in order to forestall Com mander Peary, who was then gathering money for a similar expedition, and to escape charges of cowardice should conditions have been found un favourable for the enterprise. Even the captain of Mr. Bradley’s ship—Mr. Moses Bartlett, who had been first officer in Commander Peary’s ship, the Roosevelt—was not admitted into the secret until they reached Anoatok in August, 1907. There the splendid condition of the little colony of Esquimaux, the abundance of fish and game, the favourable state of the ice, and the ideal weather made Dr. Cook decide to make the attempt. Mr. Bradley also notes that Dr. Cook, in his choice of season, in not leaving the ship frozen in the ice, and in keeping aw'ay from the eastern drift- ice from the Behring Sea, differed from other ex plorers. He adds that by means of a collapsible canvas boat, which could be used as a tent at night, Dr. Cook was able to cross the lanes of water obstructing his course. As for the speed of his journey, Mr. Bradley reckons that there were 350 miles to be covered from March 17 to April 21, and declares that dog sledges can easily cover 60 miles a day over reasonably good ice. Finally he points to the fact that Dr. Cook was beloved and trusted by the Esquimaux, whose language he can speak, and that he had an abundance o*f things which are dear to the heart of the Esquimaux. Mr. Francke, the steward on board Mr. Bradley’s ship, is full ,of admiration for Dr. Cook’s ability, describes how they constructed a hut at Anoatok out of specially-constructed boxes containing supplies, how carefully the sledges were built and the dogs trained, and how the friendship of the Esquimaux was won. He says that Dr. Cook started out for the Pole with 900-lb. of pemmican for his party, and 1,700-lb. of walrus meat for the dogs, some of which had been driven sixty miles a day in pre liminary excursions. With regard to the ownership of the new land reported to have been discovered by Dr. Cook, opinions in Washington differ, but experts in inter national law point out that Dr. Cook was not the official representative of the United States, and also that if the territory is a continuation of Greenland, it would belong to Denmark. The Attorney-Ge neral, however, appears to hold the view that the Constitution follows the flag, though he fears that the acquisition will not prove to be very valuable. A telegram from Geneva says: M. Lecointe, Di rector of the Observatory at Uccle, near Brussels, states that several of the delegates to the Seis- mological Congress at Zermatt are perfectly con vinced that Dr. Cook reached the North Pole. They, however, anxiously await technical confirmation bv Dr. Gook of his discovery. The Dundee whaling captains, according to a Lon don message, treat Dr. Cook’s claim to have reach ed the North Pole as a huge joke. Capt. M’Kav, of the whaler Diana, smiled when he was told, and exclaimed, “Keep it out of the papers, it’s a complete hoax.” Capt. M’Kay has taken part in exploring expeditions both in Arctic and Antarctic regions. Another whaler who had spent over thirty years of his life in the Arctic said it was “a really good yarn, but obviously of American origin.” COMMANDER PEARY’S OWN STORY. (Special Telegram from London.) From London.—The Times published yesterday (September 9th) a supplement containing a Short extract from Commander Peary’s report of his ex pedition, telegraphed by him from Battle Harbour as an introduction to his complete report. (Continued on page 2.)
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