The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
Mr.. CarneRie's Temple Of Peace.

Perhaps tho heroic sculpture Of, say,
the twenty-fipt century will represent
Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE as JANUS, q
god Of light, Illuminating equally the
East and the West, the Soeptre OF Knowl-
edge in his right hand, the Key of Wealth
In his left. Mr.. CARNEGIE seems to APP
preciate or prepare unconsciously for
the ascription to himself Of the functions
Of the Italio deity. He has made him
self the guardian Of the gateways Of
literature. He has filed the world with
libraries, those cities and power houses
Of light. He has written liminiferous
books and magazine articles with his
bright and beamy pen. And like. his
predecessor and prototype on the Au-
sonian shore. he is especially connected
with peace and dedicate thereto.
There Ii this farther parallelism be-
tween these two friends Of man, that
they seldom shut up. Mark, however,
that while the original JANUS was usually
open for war, his lucent successor is
always open for peace.
There is. then. high significance and
fitness In Mr.. CARNEaIK's offer to the
Government OF the Netherlands Of ST.
5oo,o0 for the establishment Of an in
ternational library and temple Of peace
at The Hague. Il Is as IL a god should
build and oonsecrate his own shrine.
Peace. with libraries is Mr.. CARNR-
oIE's watchword. No spot could be
moro suitable than The Hague as the
site Of such a fame, and We hope that
the Government Of the Netherlands will
be able to fulfil Mr.. CARNE0IE's generous
design without increasing taxes. Light
and peace are lovely boons, but the
world is cursed with grumblers who, il |
We may amend phrase OF SYDNEY
SMITHS, prefer any weight Of ignorance,
however great, to any burden of taxa
ton, however light. In his career Of |
in the United States, the |
Scottish JANUS has found but too many
surly knockers at his temple doors.
In Holland the response should be as
quick with gratitude as the plan is fruit
'ul with mighty distant benefit to the
Of mankind. We scarcely need
Md that there Ia curious felicity in the
'ndeavor Of Mr.. CARNEGIE, who has
acquired q modest competence in the
ron and steel line, to induce his fellow
men to beat their spears into pruning
looks.
Those illustrious statesmen and diplo-
natists the Hon. SETH Low and the
ION. GEORGE FREDERICK WILLIAM
Hollis were among the counsellors
ought by Mr.. CARNEGIE while this tenn
lie was rising in his mind. The heart
must be dead to all noble aspirations
hat does not throb faster at the thought
Mr.. Low and Mr.. HOLLIS, walking
rm-in-arm among the quiet cloisters Of
no new Temple Of JANUS, holding high
iscourse Of municipal administration,
comfy. universal peace. ,,
nd ever and anon astounding the con-
purse Of foreigners by speaking French, i
} NJ. CHARTRAS. that court painter I
no knows not how to fatter, says of
II. ROOSEVELT. like a boulevardier." a
Libraries in temples are a good old
assical fashion. In the library Of The Q
ague Temple Of JANUS, one reform, one :
ern, necessary system of excision and n
;purgation, should be enforced. What
ills it TO build towers and temples of l.
hit and peace, il works Of war and nj
rkness are admitted therei Mr.. CAR o'
soIR has shown a just sense OF this p
mculty by putting old HOMER to
Yep, TO borrow a Homeric phrase. All :,
firebrands and felons of literature,
,MER, the Song Of the Nibelungs, the N
1. the Song Of ROLAND, all the sonorous o.