The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-31
WAR WORSHIPPED
 PEACE NEGLECTED
M, NeIidoff Expresses Senti-
 ment at The Hague
SEEK TO PREVENT WARS
Ceremonies at Laying of Corner Stone of Peace Hall Prove Very Interest ing ard Speakers Urge Cuiti-
 vaton of Precepts of Peace.

The Hague. July 30--The foundation stone of the Andrew Carnegie palace of peace was laid this. afternoon at zorgv- stretching from The Hague 10 Schvenin- gen, by NJ. Nelidon, president of the sec ond peace conference and the inaugura- ton of this monument which the Amer lean millionaire is raising to commem- crate and carry on the work of the in- ternational peace conference was marked by considerable ceremony.
 Practically all the delegates attending the present peace conference a number or high court officials, the members of the states general and delegations from numerous civic and municipal bodies were grouped around the stone which when the structure is completed will form the corner of the grand hall of jus tice.
 The ceremonies were opened with music and singing by a number of choral cieties, after which M. A. P. C. Van Kar- nebeais, president of the Carnegie founda- tlon committee, delivered an address fin which he paid tribute to the generous man whose name is engraved upon the nrst stone of the edfce due to his mu- nifcence"
 The thoughts and the thanks of every one went out, the speaker said, to An drew Carnegie in his Scottish home. Then hapidly sketchin.s the history of the Car negie donation and descrp4ng the plans O. the peace palace, M. karnebeak con cluded his address with these words:
 This is to be a palace of international justice founded as an outcome of the need of every civilized country to in- stitute a rule of right for the rule of might. In this palace no one will be stronger or 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"
 In a speech that preceded the actual laying of the stone NJ. Nelidoff expressed the gratitude of the peace delegates to the munhcent donor of the palace and to The Netherlands government for the gift of the land upon which the splendid edifee is to be erected. The palace he said. would be a monument to the first efforts made by the governments of the WDTid 10 preserve lO the nations the benefits of peaceful development by seeking to prevent wars. The speaker said he wished to emphasize the almost sacred character of the proposed build ing. IL represented a new principle in the relations of people, namely peace by justice and right. NJ. Nelidof then referred to the antiquity of the worship of war and said there had never been "cult" of peace in the world. Of al ba h4t no 1900 years ago. the idea of peace had been the most neglected. ITO make this idea triumph-and the honor therefore. accrues to the Emperor of Russia-the governments of the world must agree to study a means of making universal peace a reality by seeking every possi- bility of assuring it's maintenance.
 'I venture to say" said M Nelidoff, that this new cult has been estab- lshed in the world and It is Andrew Car ne2ie, inspired by the great humanitarian idea springing therefrom and the good 1t promises to the world. who conceived the idea of dedicatlng to this cult special edihce which he Is fully justified in calling a temple of peace.
 Let us wish that this cult spread more and more, both among governments and peoples and that the monumental tower which will crown this edifice will lie a lighthouse point out to the nations the road of right and justice
 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 ab- sence is to be found in 9 dispute which arose regarding a choice of a site for the palace. Real estate spectators are openly accused of having influenced the selection of the site at Zorgvlet.
 le entire American delegation to the conference attended the ceremonies and on either side of the stand from which NJ Nelidoff and the other speakers de-
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