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FEBRUAIIY 21, 1913
The Commoner.
CAPTAIN ROBERT F. SCOTT'S
FAREWELL MESSAGE
Following are Associated Press
dispatches: London, Feb. 11.
Grief and pride in the simple narra
tive of high courage, endurance and
sacrifice given in Captain Robert F.
Scott's farewell message to the
world are close competitors for
dominence in the feelings of the
British public today.
"It is not a black mourning we
wear for these gallant souls who
have done and dared so greatjy," was
the comment of a cabinet minister
today. The closing words of Cap
tain Scott's epistle were:
"Had we lived I should have had
a tale to tell of the hardihood, the
endurance and the courage of my
companions which would have
stirred the heart of every English
man. These 'rough notes and our
dead bodies must tell the tale. But
surely a great and rich country like
ours will see that those who are de
pendent upon us are properly pro
vided for."
These words have had an electric
effect, and steps have been taken
already to respond to his appeal to
the nation by insuring a comfortable
future for those dependent upon the
men who, while awaiting certain
death, could write they did not re
gret their journey.
Captain Scott's message is as fol
lows':
"Message to the Public: The
causes of this disaster are not due
to faulty organization, but to mis
fortune in all the risks that had to
be undertaken.
"First The loss of the pony
transport in March, 1911, obliged me
to start later- than I had intended
and obliged the limits of the stuff
transported to be narrowed.
"Second The weather through
out the outward journey, especially
the long gale in 83 degrees south,
stopped us; the soft snow in the low
reaches of Beardmore glacier again
reduced the pace. We fought these
untoward events with will and con
quered, but it ate into our pro
vision reserve. Every detail of food
supplies, clothing and depots made
on interior sheet and on that long
stretch of 800 miles to the pole and
back, worked out to perfection.
"The advance party would nave
returned to the glacier in fine form
and with a surplus of food but for
the astonishing failure of the man
whom we had least expected to fail.
Seaman Evans was thought to bo the
strong man of the party and Beard
more glacier is not difficult in fine
"weather, but on our return we did
not get a single completely fine day
nnd this with a sick companion,
enormously increased our difficulties.
We got into frightfully rough ice and
Evans received concussion of the
brain. He died a natural death, but
left us a shaken party with the
season unduly advanced.
"But all the facts above enumer
ated were as nothing to the surprise
that awaited us on the barrier. I
maintain that our arrangements for
returning were quite adequate and
that no one in the world would
have expected the temperature and
surface which we encountered, at
this time of the year. On the sum
mit in latitude 85 degrees to latitude
68 degrees, we had minus 20 to
minus 30.
"On the barrier, in latitude 82
10,000 feet lower he had minus 30
tiuring the day and minus 47 at
night, pretty regularly, with con
tinuous head wind during the day
marches. TheBO circumstances came
on very suddenly and our wreck wr,s
certainly due to this sudden advent
of severe weather, for which there
was no satisfactory cause.
"I do not think human beings
ever came through such months as
we have come through and wo
should have got through in 3pito of
the weather but for the sickening of
our mates and the "shortage M fuel
in our depots, for which I can not
account, and finally but for the
storm which has fallen on us within
eleven miles of the depot at which
we hoped to secure final supplies.
"Surely misfortune could scarcely
have exceeded this last blow. Wo
arrived within eleven miles of our
old One Ton camp, with fuel for one
hot meal, food for two days. For
four days we have been unable to
leavo the tent and a galo has boen
blowing about us. Wo are weak.
Writing Is difficult.
"But for my own sake I do not
regret this journey, which has shown
us that Englishmen can enduro hard
ship, help one another and meet
death with a groat fortltudo as over
In the past. Wo took risks. We
know wo took them. Things have
come, out against us and therefore wo
have no cause for complaint, but bow
to the will of providence, determined
still to do our best to the last.
"But if we have been willing to
give our lives to this enterprise,
which la for the honor of our coun
try, I appeal to our countrymen to
see that thoao who depend upon us
are properly cared for. Had we lived
I should have had a talo to tell of
the hardihood, endurance and cour
age of my companions which would
have stirred the hearts of all
Englishmen."
Captain Scott's interest In tlio wel
fare of his men was emphasized by
practically tho lust business he
transacted before he left for New
(Continued on Pago 11.)
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