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V. Stefansson Esq.. -2.

September 15th contains a very unkind article on its front
page which I am attaching now in case it has not already
reached your attention.

In so far as I can see there is no one here
writing in your behalf, and there is an impression abroad
that the men were landed on Wrangel Island two years ago
as part of a publicity scheme and were then forgotten.
People don’t seem to know that an earnest attempt was made
to reach them in 1922, nor do they seem to give any credit
for the fact that the expedition was prompted by purely
patriotic methods. I don’t know that we can blame the
public when there has been so little written from your point
of view, and when so many unfriendly articles have appeared.

Noice gave an interview to the Star yesterday,
copy of which I now attach.

In so far as making plans for the sale of maga-
zine articles or books having to do with the Wrangel ex-
pedition I can be of little help to you, although I naturally
approve anything that may be done to produce some money for
the relatives of the men who have been lost.

Our first concern here is to see that the Com-
pany
’s debts are paid promptly, and I hope we have an early
reply from you to our cable informing us that the money
will be forthcoming for this purpose.

If the British Government have any real interest
in Wrangel Island, they certainly should find the money
which has been expended in landing and outfitting the pre-
sent party of occupation. I have not received from Mr.
Anderson a segregation of the accounts, so I don't know
what proportion of the total money expended has been used
in purchasing supplies for the party of thirteen at present
on Wrangel Island. We have the information here,I think,
from which to arrive at this figure, but I am sure that the
amount is not less than $5,000.

This whole unhappy affair has been a consider-
able strain upon those of us who are in immediate contact
with the relatives of the boys that are lost. It has been
particularly hard upon Mr. Anderson who has borne the full
burden of our financial difficulties without any prospect
of reward.

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