The record-union., 1899-07-05
ulder the Auspices Of American Delegates
to the Peace Congress.
ambassadors White Pays an Elo-
quent Tribute to the Memory Of
Grotius, and Places q Wreath
Upon the Tomb Of the Distin-
guished Dead.

emony at the Nieuve Kirck this morn
ing. The church was filled with dele
gates, diplomats, high officials and
ladies. The ceremony began with a
chorus singing Mendelssohn's How
Us Good Tidings of Peace" after which
A. P. c. Van Karnebeck, the former
Foreign Minister and head of the
Dutch delegation to the peace confer
e1ce,s who presided at to-day's cere-
mony, briefly outlined it's nature.
He said: Nowhere has the confer
ence met with heartier sympathy than
in the United States, and 1t is a token
of this feeling and acknowledgement
of the reception of the conference by
The Netherlands that the American
delegates, over the name of their
Government, desire to pay tribute to
the memory of Hugo Grotius. In order
to give this additional significance,
they have chosen for it's accomplish
ment their great national feast day."
After the national hymn of The
Netherlands had been sung, Andrew D..
White, United States ambassador to
Germany, and head of the American
a long, scholarly address, paid an elo-
quent tribute to Grotius, ito carry
whose ideas are assembled delegates
from all nations"
Mr.. White added: 81 feel that my
own country. unites not only in her
gratitude, but in that of the civilized
world"
After tracing Grotius' work and the
effect of his ideas, Mr.. White said:
From this tomb of Grotius I seem to
hear message to go on with the work
of strengthening peace and humaniz-
ing war, and above all to give the
world at least beginning of an eff
fective, practical scheme of arbitra-
ton"
At the end of his address, Mr.. White
laid on the tomb Of Grotius, in behalf
of his colleagues, a wreath of silver
oak and laurel leaves, bearing the in
scription:
ITO the memory of Hugo Grotiiag, on
the occasion of the peace conference at
The Hague in reverence and gratitude
from the United States.'s
The wreath was three feet in dame
ter, and was in a big beach case orna-
mented with silver, bearing the inscrip-
ton:
ITO the Government of The Neither
lands, from the United States, on the
occasion of the conference, 1892
The names of the delegates to the
peace conference follow.
The address of acceptance was made
by DR.. w. H. de Beaufort, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and President of the
Ministerial Council of The Neither
lands.
He said: ''To-day's ceremony will
make deep impression throughout the
country. We Hollanders are proud of
our. country, it's glorious history and
the memory of our great men. We are
pleased to see them appreciated by for
eigners and the citizens of our coun-
try, for whom we. have such respect
and regard. We are closely connected
with the historical traditions of Amer
lea. The first settlers on the banks OF
the Hudson were Hollanders, and we
shall always remember with a certain
pride that it was a Dutch Captain who
first saluted the Stars and Stripes. To-
day we salute your spangled banner in
our country. Your country is one of
the largest in the world; ours is one
of the smallest; but we have one thing
in common, which is that we both won
our country and it's independence by
our valor.
In conclusion De Beaufort said he
hoped to-day's ceremony and wreath
would act as a stimulus to future gen.
erations in their exertions in behalf of
still further reforms in international
law, and that the wreath would be an
everlasting emblem of the historical
friendship of America and Holland
President Seth Low of Columbia Uni
versity, and delegate to the confer
ence, in returning thanks, said: 1--WE
do not make light of what we owe to
England. but we gladly admit that we
owe in a large measure to the Dutch
many of the things which we count as
most precious in our heritance.'
The ceremony concluded with the
singing of the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner.''