I have seen Dr. Cook's original field notes, his observations, and the important chapters of his book, wherein his claim is presented in such a way that the scientific world must accept it as the record and the proof of the greatest geographic accomplishment of modern times.
Putting aside the academic and idle argument of pin-point accuracy—the North Pole has been honestly reached by Dr. Cook 350 days before anyone else claimed to have been there.
(Signed) Evelyn Briggs Baldwin.
VERDICT OF THE GEOGRAPHIC HISTORIAN
DR. COOK'S RECORD IS ACCURATE
IT IS CERTIFIED—IT IS CORROBORATED
HE IS THE DISCOVERER OF
THE NORTH POLE
By Edwin Swift Balch
(From the N. Y. Tribune, April 14, 1913)