NO PEARY LECTURE NOW.
Explorer Writes Kansas Cityans
He'll Settle Controversy First.
Commander Robert E. Peary will not lecture in Kansas City until the controversy with Dr. Cook is settled. Ten or twelve days ago Frank M. Robinson, secretary of the Irish-American Athletic club, wrote to Commander Peary, asking him if it would be possible for him to lecture in Kansas City in the near future.
In reply Peary sent the following letter:
"Replying to your kind favor of October 6, I beg to say that I am making no engagements for lectures until the present controversy is determined. Later on it is entirely possible that I may deliver a few lectures if suitable arrangements can be made. If it will not trespass too much on your time, I shall be glad to receive from you the detailed information which you note in your letter. I shall also be glad to learn if your organization is the one which handled Dr. Cook's lecture in your city."
