Democratic messenger., 1903-05-02
GREAT TGIFTTO THE WOI'
Andrew Carnegie Offers S!,5OO,GO
EuiId a Temple OF Peace.
HOLLAND TO HAVE CHARGE OF Flu
His Offer TO Furnish the Money for the {
s.ruction OF Home for the Permanent
ternatiOnal Tribunal at the hague-Co.
pondencc Between the Scottish Philanti
pisi and Baron Geyers.

Washington. d. c. tSpeciaO. -Beie
sailing Tor HI; home in Scotland. \
drew Carnegie donated SI.52o,ooo Tor
Temple OF pcacc ior the pcrmane
Court oi Arbitration at The Hasu
The gilt was made through Baron G'
vcrs. the minister OF the Nethcrlanc
to this capitol. and was made with IL
understanding that the government
Holland will be responsible for its ad
minis;ration.
The correspondence between Mr.
Carnegie and Baron Gcvers is as g
lows:
New York. April -, 100:
Baron GcvcrS. Washington:
Your Excclency-Your welcome
vor reaches me on the eve oi my depal
ure Tor my Scottish summer home.
am delighted 10 hear officially from yo
that your government believes that Il
cause OF the peace conference will b
immensely benefited by the erection o
courthouse and lb-ary-a Temple o
Pcacc-for the permanent Court OF Ar
bitration. established by the treaty OF
July 20. 1900. and also that the govern
mcnt will consider itself responsible for
the disbursement OF the fund. which
esteem it a rare privilege 10 be per-
mittcd To furnish.
The sum named TO me as being ample
for the purpose stated was 81 100000.
| beg to say that the draft OF the duly
accredited officials oi your government
upon RE ior this sum will be honorcd
upon presentation here.
Believe me. Your cNccllency. this
closing act before my departure has
given me proiund satisfaction. | be-
lievc that the creation OF the permanent
tribunal Tor the settlement OF irterna-
tional disputes is the most important
step forward. OF world wide character,
which has ever been taken by the JOINT
powers. since it must ultimately banisb
war, our ioulcst stain.
Very truly yours.
(Signed) ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Washington April IS. 1908.
Andrew Carnegie. Esq. New York:
Dear Sir-I have the honor TO ac-
knowledge the receipt OF your letter Of
the 22d inst. il which you inform me
that you have decided to cntrust 10 Her
Majesty's government the sum OF
ST.. 100000 for the erection OF court
house and library Tor the pcrma lent
Court OF Arbitratiin established by the
treaty OF the goth OF July. 1899 You
iurther kindly state that upon presenta-
ton here the draft OF the duly accrcd
tied officials OF my government upon
you for said amount will be honored.
| beg to say that | have not failed
To communicate by cable TO the Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs the contents of
your letter. the original of which / will
forward TO His Exccllcncy by the next
mail.
Awaiting the answer OF my govern
ment. II gives ne great and intense sat
iSiaction. dear sir. TO express to you
my personal and sincere admiration Of
the truly humane and noble sentiments
which prompted You TO show TO the
world at large in how high esteem
should be held the institution OF peace
whose seat by the common consent oi
nations has been placed in the realm
OF my most gracious sovereign Queen
Wilhelmina.
Accept. dear sir. the assurance OF my
highest consideration and believe me TO
be,
Yours very sincerely.
GENERS.