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NANSEN: THE HUMANIST
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Fridtjof Nansen, whose death was announced in yesterday's issue, was one of the most remarkable figures in, contemporary history. He was much more than an explorer; he was a man of great ability in 'other directions, and of a character and energy which compelled admiration.
The Fram Expedition. Disregarding all opposition, Nan- sen finally raised $120,000 and spent three years in preparing the ex pedition. He had the From, now one "of the "most famous vessels in history, built so strong that it could not be crushed by the ice pressure
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The latter years of his native life but would be, forced on the surface he devoted to humanitarian work-of the floes, on which it could drift efforts to relieve distress, and with the ice across the whole Arctic A efforts for international understand- circle.
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ing, particularly in the direction of Amundsen, then a young, making, real peace between the known man, and Sverdrup, who people of Germany and the nations had gone with Nansen on the with whom that count had been Greenland adventure, were in the at war. A man who had repeated party that went to sen and entered ly defied the terrors of Arctic cold the ice off the Siberian Coast, in and yet had an inextinguishable the From, on September 20, 1883. warmth towards humanity in his The Fram surpassed Nansen's ex- The ice closed and heart: who had spent many years pectations.
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that so comfortably Dr. Fridtjof Nansen last year was progressed preparing for another expedition, Nansen decided to look for more this time in a dirigible! The cele excitement and with a single com- brated geographer and philantropanion started on the ice to ex pist, at an age when most men with amine the sea north of the ship's a career as active as his would con course. He could not expect to see sider his task complete, planned to the Fram again, at least in that use the famous Graf Zeppelin in an trip. After going 184 miles nearer expedition to finish the sounding of the Pole than anyone at that time, the Polar Sea which he started the two tuen were forced back by terrific temperatures and uneven thirty years ago.
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The personality and accomplish ments of Dr. Nansen were remark- able almost unique. A real Viking in his physical makeup, a knight errant in his idealism and devotion towards humanity, a scientist and suave diplomat, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929, he still planned to continue his work as Commis. sioner of the League of Nations on the refugee problem upon his retaro from his next Arctic venture.
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His First Voyage."
The woret part of this epic of Polar expedition was the return. They were lost without food, in the Arctic winter.
Finally they succeeded in filling some walrus" and Polar bears which furnished them with food, clothing, fuel and shelter. Arriving at Franz Joseph Land in the spring they met the Polar expedition of F. C. Jackson. which rescued them. They found the Fram'a few weeks later and on their arrival in Orlo in August 1993 were occlaimed as heroes.
Famine Relief,
Early in the spring of 1882 Nan- sen, then 20 years old, started on his first sea trip of any length. He had no thought of becoming an Dr. Sansen Agured prominently explorer, but was interested in during the separation of Norway, zoology, and his desire to learn from Sweden in 1905-6 and was about marine life resulted in his furst trip. Accompanied by Axel Krefting, a famous Norwegian seal. ing captain, he started for Green- hand on Krefting's ship Viking.
Norway's first Minister to Great Britain. But his greatest task which he demonstrated his unlimit ed capacity for sympathy and understanding" of human suffering. was that of famine relief after the What Herbert Hoover did This trip gained Nansen to a life war.
from America Nonsèn did from of adventure and exploration he Europe and many believe that his obtained first-hand knowledge of accomplishment in this field make the frigid North; "learned to hunt his Polar explorations seem simple
and easy. the seal, the whale, and the Polar bear and acquired general experi- ence on which much of his later success was based.
Dr. Stang, in his speech giving Nansen the 1022 Nobel Peace Prize. said that just as Nausea in 1993 found a current in the Arctic which others doubted, so he had discover. A lover of winter sports, Narsened a current of sympathy and pity
is credited with reviving ski-running running between nations, in spite
DOCTOR SHOT BY WOMAN.
as a sport for the whole Northern of all hatred and, suspicion on the
surface. world. After his trip on the Viking he conceived the idea of crossing. the unexplored solitudes of Green- land on akis. He was considered a madman and Norway refused to. give 5,000 crowns for expenses. Augustin Gamel, a Dane, finally FAILED TO SAVE HER SON, financed the expedition, and Nan- sen started with five companions. Nansen's foresight in preparing and equipping the expedition, as well nabis courage in the face of death brought the undertaking to succes
It took the six men 28 days of hardships and suffering to get to the top of the island ice. With a temperature of 40 degrees below zero, after passing the summit they rigged sails to their sleighs and a him. 70 days reached the coast. Nansen and a companion risked their lives
Because a doctor had failed to save the life of her 20-year-old son. a mother fired five revolver shots at him in a street of Monte Carlo recently... He fell badly wounded.
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Dr. Gibelli, a well-known phy
returning sician of Monaco, home after visiting a patient, when well-dressed woman, about 40 ears of age, stepped in front of
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May 7-Travel- the expense of the
his theory that a comparatively er, who had not looked after her United States for whom they sacri warm current from Siberia murty son when he was serialy Camera fiend their sons in the World War. pans its the gold, na indicated by
killed the young man the first delegation of gold gar He had the fact that driftwood from the by his negligence, kdded mother" asiled for Francen to-day
The woman, who showed no sign on the Ks. America Siberian Const, came ashore on the
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the investigating magistrate had buried. Other delegations decided that there was no ease leave at intervals later.