The San Francisco call., 1899-07-05
TRIBUTE TO HUGO
GROTIUS' NE MORY
Impressive Ceremonies
at Delft.
Special Dispatch to The Call,

DELFT, Holland, July 4.-There was a
picturesque and impressive ceremony at
the Nieuve Kirck this morning. The
church was filled with delegates, diplo-
mats, high officials and ladies. The cere-
mony began with a chorus singing Men
delssohn's How Lovely Are the Mes
sengers Who Bring Us Good Tidings OF
Peace" after which A 2. Q. Van harne-
beck, the former Foreign Minister and
head Of the Dutch delegation to the
Peace Conference, who presided at TO-
days ceremony, briefly outlined its ma
ture. He said:
Nowhere has the conference met with hearuer
sympathy than in the United states and II is
IN token of this feeling and acknowledgment or
the reception OF the conference BY the Neither
lands that the American delegates in the
zname Of their Government desire 10 pay ! u!o-
Eute to the memory Of Hugo Grotius In order order
to give this additional significance they have
chosen for its accomplishment their great ma
tionaI feast day.
After the national hymn OF. the NHIher- IsIt.e
lands had been sung Andrew D, White,
United States EmbaSsadOr TO Germany
and head Of the American delegation to
the Peace Conference, IN long, schoIariy
address, paid an eloquent tribute TO
Grotius, Ito carry out whose ideas are
assembled delegates from all nations.
Mr.. White added:
feel that my own country unites not '1:,,9E only
w World qsP s'1''-u's' O1' ~ ''' Wv
After tracing GrQtius' work and the ef-
feet Of his ideas Mr.. White said:
From this tomb Of Grotius I seem 20 hear q
message TO go on with the work Of strengthen
ing peace and humanizing war and, above all
TO give the world at least a beginning OF an et-
fective, practical scheme Of arbitration
At the end Of his address Mr.. White
laid on the tomb of GTOtius, in behalf OF
his colleagues, a wreath OF silver oak ana
laurel leaves, bearing the inscription, 10
casion of the Peace Conference at Ihe
Hague, in reverence and gratitude from
three feet in diameter and was in q big
beech case, ornamented with silver bear
ing the inscription:
ITO the Government of the Neither
lands from the United States, on the oc-
casion of the Conference, 1899
The names Of the delegates to the Peace
The address Of acceptance was made
by DR.. w. II. de Beaufort, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and president OF the
Ministerial Council of the Netherlands.
lie said:
To-day's ceremony will make a deep impress
SION throughout the country. We Hoilanders
ara proud of our country, Its glorious history
and the memory Of our great men we are
pleased to them appreciated by foreigners
have such respect and regard. We are closely
connected with the historical traditions Of
America. The first settlers on the banks Of
the Hudson were Hoilanders ana we shftll
always remember with a certain pride that
stars and Stripes. To-day we salute your
star-sPangled banner in our country. Your
country Is one OF the largest IN tne world
ours is one of the smallest but we have one
thing in common, which is that both won
our country and its Independence by our valor.
In conclusion. Mr. de Beaufort said he
hoped to-days ceremony and wreath
would act as d stimulus to future gen
erations in their exertions in behalf OF
still further reforms in international law
and that the wreath would be an. ever
lasting emblem Of the historical friend
ship OF America and Holland
President Seth Low Of Columbia Uni
VerSity and delegate to the conference in
returning thanks said:
We do not make light Of what we owe TO
England, but we gladly admit that owe
iH a large measure 70 the Dutch many Of the
things which count as the most precious
in our inheritance.
The ceremony concluded with the sing
ing Of THE Star SpangIed Banner.
Baron Bidt head of the Norway
Sweden delegation TO the conference. an
nounccd that he had received telegram
from King oscar. associating his homage
with that paid at Delft to GrOtius. The
Grouus statue. the church and the Town
Hall We're profUsely decorated with the
American COlOrs.