Arizona republican., 1910-04-27
A CAPITOL
 0F NATIONS Building Of Bureau of Amer
 iCan Republics IS FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE
Dedication With Imposing Ceremonies of Handsom-
 est Office Building in the World Whose Cornerstone
 Was Laid Two Years Ago

Washington. April 26.-The magnif- i icent new marble building of the In- ternational Bureau of American Re | pubiics. within a stones throw ot the | White House was dedicated today in the name of universal peace. and
 the speakers pledged themselves to | strive for a happy state.
 Just two years ago President Roos o- | welt laid the corner stone of this | building. which has been described bI Andrew Carnegie. as Temple Of Peace, Commerce and Friendship" and which Secretary Root has called q Capitol in the Capital of the Unit ed states of all the American Ma tions." The ceremonies on that occa ] sion were most impressive and elab- crate anG those of today were fu " in keeping with them.
 The international and local appre- citation of the significance of the ded- ication of this diplomatic palace v,ls abundantly proved by the presence at the exercises as participants in the program of the president of the United States. the secretary of state. the Mexican ambassador. Cardinal Gib- bons. Senator Elihu Root, Andrew Carnegie. Bishop Harding. Director John Barrett. members of the diplo- l matic corps. of the supreme court and the cabinet as well as senators and representatives of the national con- gress, nigh army and naval officers. and q long list of distinguished men and women.
 The celebration to which the pres
 ident referred, as the most important international event which Washington
 had witnessed in many years was di- vided into two parts; in the afternoon
 were held the actual ceremonies at tending the formal dedication, when
 impressive speeches were made by
 eminent officiels and individuals The
 ceremonies were initiated by an invo- cation by Cardinal Gibbons, who was followed by Secretary Knox. who de- livered the formal opening address. in his capacity of chairman of the gov
 erning board of the International Bu-
 reau of the American Republics. Di-
 rector John Barrett made a statement
 descriptive of the building and the work of the bureau. while Albert Kel-
 sey, of the Philadelphia firm of Kel-
 sey & Crest who designed the beau
 tiful structure told of it's architectural
 features
 Secretary Root. who was secretary
 of state. when Mir. Carnegie. conceiv-
 ed the project of erecting this building
 delivered an address which was re-
 sponded to by Senor Don Francisco
 Leon de h Barra, the Mexican am
 bassador. in behalf of the Latin
 American diplomatic corps. Mir Car
 negie, delivered a characteristic ad-
 dress. There were readings of cable
 messages from the presidents of the
 Latin American republics, congratu-
 lating Mir Carnegie and the bureau of American republics upon the comple- tiOn of the great work and then Pres
 ident Taft added his tribute in a speech of about half an hour in length.
 Just preceding the benediction by Right Reverend Bishop Harding. which concluded the afternoon exer- cises. occurred one of the most uniqtie and interesting features of the pro- gram. when President Taft and Mir Carnegie jointly planted Peace Tree" in the patio, or court yard.
 Tonight the governing board of the bureau and the director gave a re- ception in honor of Mir. and Mrs Car negie, which was attended by the
 president. the diplomatic corp.& and officers of the army and navy in fuH uniform. Altogether it was one of the most brilliant functions of the social season
 The new home of the bureau repre-
 sents the expenditures of one million dollars. of which sum Mir Carnegie contributed seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars and the twenty-one American republics the remainder. It
 is described by the best critics of architecture and construction. as one of the most artistic official buildings
 in the world. It's style of exterior and it's arrangement of interior, are entire ly different from the conventional architecture of Washington and yet it is adapted to it's environment. It oc- cupies one of the most commanding sites of the capital overlooking the Potomac park and river facing the open grounds below the White House, and near the Washington monument