Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-31
FOUNDATION STONE IS LAID
Ceremonies Attend Beginning of Car
negie Peace Palace.
MIR. NELIDoFF PRESIDING OFFICER
NJ. Won Karnebenk CharacteriEcs
IL as n Palace of International
Justice-DeIegates Are
Grateful.

THE HAGUE, July 3O-The foundation
stone of the Andrew Carnegie Palace of
Peace was laid this afternoon at Zorgviet,
in the midst OF the wooded park stretching
from The Hague to Scheveningen, by NJ.
Nelidon, president of the second peace con-
ference.
Practically all the delegates attending
the present peace conference, a number of
high court officials the members of the
States General and delegations from num-
erous civic and municipal bodies were
grouped around the stone, which, when
the structure is completed, will form the
corner of the Grand Hall of Justice. Chis-
eled on this stone in bold Roman characters
Is the following Latin inscription pact
justitia frmandae hancaedem Andreae
Carnegie munifcentia dedicavit."
The ceremonies were opened with music
and singing by a number OF choral societies.
after which Mr.. A. p c. vanKarnebeak,
president Of the Carnegie foundation com
mttee. delivered an address, in which he
paid a tribute to the generous man whose
name is engraved upon the first stone of
the edifce due TO his munihcence."
sketches the Donation.
The thoughts and the thanks Of everyone
went out. the speaker said, to Andrew
Carnegie. Then, rapidly sketching the his
tory OF the Carnegie donation and describ-
ing the plans OF the peace palace, which It
is proposed to ask the powers that have
signed The Hague convention to furnish,
NJ. Van Karnebeak concluded his address
with these words:
"Ths Is to be a palace Of international
justice, founded as an outcome of the need
-
rule of right for the rule Of might. In this
palace no one will be stronger nor no one
weaker than the other, and no other blade
except the sword OF justice, will be placed
In the scale. The tower of the palace will
point to the stars, indicating the ideal Of
our efforts"
M. Nelidoff expressed the gratitude Of the
peace delegates to the munifcent donor
ernment for the gift of the land for the
edihce. The palace, he said, would be a
monument to the first efforts made by the
governments of the world to preserve to
the nations the benefits OF peaceful develop
ment by seeking to prevent wars. The
speaker said he wished to emphasize tho
almost sacred character of the proposed
building.
Feace ny Justice ana h1Rhts
| 1t represented a new principle in the re-
lations of people. namely, peace by Justice
and right. M. Nelidoff then referred to the
antiquity Of the worship of war, and said
there has never been cult" of peace in
the world. OF all the precepts preached by
the Savior, 1900 years ago, the idea OF peace
had been the most neglected
ITO make this idea triumph the govern
ments Of the world must agree to study IN
common means of making universal peace
a reality by seeking every possibility of
assuring its maintenance" said M Nelidoff.
Some disappointment is felt that Queen
Wilhelmina, who is at The Hague, was not
present at the ceremonies, and 1t is reported
that the real reason for her absence is to
be found I'm a dispute which arose regarding
the choice of a site for the palace. Real
estate spectators are openly accused Of
having influenced the selection of the site
at Zorgvliet.
Great Britain has presented an amend
ment to the American proposition regard
ing the establishment of a general court
| OF arbitration under which any contracting
power may withdraw from the agreement
upon six months notice.