The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-07
Two Public Buildings
May Result From Peace
Palace Award.
Senator Hepburn to In
SiSt on His District Bill
This Week.
Meeting of Committee of
Republics Bureau to
Consider Plans.

Ground may be purchased and
two magnificent public buildings
erected between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets and Pennsylvania
avenue and the Mall, as the result
OF the donation of s75O,O00 by An.
drew Carnegie for a Peace Palace
TO be used as the permanent home
of the Bureau of American Repub-
lies.
Talk to this effect was heard in
official circles today and IL is under
stood that Secretary Root and others
most interested viii Immediately set
about 10 urge Congress 10 pass the
bill now before IL, appropriating
$4,000. 900 10 start a new building for
the departments OF State. Justice. and
Navy. b. provision OF the bill. the
property lying south OF Pennsylvania
avenue 10 the Mall. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. Is 70 be
purchased by the Government as site
for the proposed mammoth building.
Renewal Of Agitation.
A renewal OF the agaitation in favor
Of the bill Is called for az this time in
view OF the fact that steps viii soon
be taken b. the Bureau OF American
Republics 10 obtain a site for its new
home. and IL Is considered highly i'm
portant by Secretary Root and the other
members OF the bureau that the mag
uiheent temple OF peace provided for
by Mr. Carnegie be located convenient
70 the state Department.
Within a few days a meeting OF the
supervising committee OF the bureau
VIII be called 10 take preliminary steps
10 draw up tentative plans for the new
building. The size Of the structure and
proposed style OF architecture viii be
discussed. Plans for a building were
drawn up several years ago. but nothing
definite was accomplished, owing 10
the slOWness OF Congress TO vote Amer
ica's share OF the money This apprO-
Driation wac finally made last winter,
and work was slowly being conducted
on the scheme. A temporary halt came
lately, however IL being thought best
20 await the coming OF John Barrett,
former minister 10 Colombia. as director
OF the bureau. The size and style Of
the building would depend greatly upon
the nature ana scope or the work 10 be
conducted under the system OF re-
organization and general expansion.
Allied With Root.
The officials OF the bureau looked
about. and a number OF sites were con-
sidered. The most desirable that were
available were on New York avenue.
next 10 the COrcOran Art Gallery, which
would make the building within easy
access TO the State Department Under
the new regime. it is expected that the
work of the bureau will be almost as
closely allied with that OF the State De-
partmenI as a bureau OF the depart
ment itself. This will mean frequent
conferences between Mr.. Barrett and
Secretary Root, and between other off,
ciaIs Of the bureau and State Depart
ment.
With the beginning OF the new work
OF the bureau, IL IS considered highly
important that there be no further de-
lay in drawing up plans. procuring a
site and putting up the building Be
cause of this, Secretary Root viii urge
an early definite decision on the part OF
Congress. II the State Department is
% remain where IL is, a site may be
selected near the Corcoran Art Gallery
for the bureau: II the department Is 10
move, the bureau officials Will look Tor
a site adjoining or as close TO II as pos
sible.
TIE supervising committee Of the gov
ernIng board OF the Bureau OF Republics
is composed Of Secretary Root. chair
man sxofacio; Minister Leger, OF
Haiti. Minister Obaldia. OF Panama;
Minister Pardo. OF Peru; Minister Ca
Dor OF Ecuador. This COMMITTEES was
recently elected in accordance with the
new plans for the bureau as adopted al
the Rio conference last summer.
May Defeat Cannon.
The gift Of Mr.. Carnegie, making ap-
proximately 100000 available for the
temple OF peace. is considered by many
10 have made imperative the passage
of the building bill now before Con-
gress. The President is understood to
he more in favor OF such a building now
tbnn ever before, and II IS now hoped
~ overcome Speaker Cannons oppo-
sltion to the plan.
senator Hepburn has introduced a
comprehenslve bill providing for the con-
demnation and purchase OF all property
not now owned by the Government south
Of pennsylvania avenue, between tbs
treasury and Capitol. looking 20 ths
future for all other Government build-
ires To be constructed in that space be
tween the Avenue and the Mall. to maks
II the most beautiful and celebrated
government row in all the world. Ths
senator IS now preparing to urge the
favorable consideration OF this measure
bv the Senate Public Buildings ant
Grounds Committee when Il meets thil
week. 1t is hoped by the Cabinet mem
bers interest and the Bureau OF Ameri
can Republics that favorable action OF
Secretary Roots original bill may b,
had IN the House at an carly date.
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