The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
CARNEGIE GIFT
is DEDICATED
Palace of Peace at The Hague Was Made
Possible BY Offer of S15,ooo,ooo
BY the American Steel
Magnate.

Magnate.
| The Hague, Sept. 3-The palace OF
peace which was dedicated with impress
sive ceremonies Aug. 20 the gift of
Andrew Carnegie, who, in 1908, placed at
the disposal of the Dutch government
the sum of $l,500,0Q0 for the purpose,
as expressed in his offer, "of erecting
and maintaining at The Hague court
house and library for the permanent
court OF arbitration established by the
treaty of the 10Th of July, 1890"
To provide site for this, the first
structure ever erected for such pur-
pose, the Dutch government appropriated
$4,000. The site selected is in sec
tion of wooded and billy park stretch
ing from The Hague to Scheveningen,
and the cornerstone was laid July 30,
1907.
A worldwide competition for plans
and designs for the peace palace was
established and the first prize was
awarded to M. Cordonniere, Brussels
architect. The building as completed,
however, does not represent the original
plans, the Carnegie committee having
reserved the right to modify all designs.
With Mr.. Cordonnier's plans for foun-
daton, Mr. van de Steur was appointed
A.. n,t+ 4 hn Loci oru nd no
manned in direct control of this work
until the completion of the building.
The palace of peace as completed does
not represent any precise style of arehi-
lecture, but it is regarded by architects
as one OF the most impressive of mod
ern buildings to be seen in Europe, Rec
tangular in shape, it forms roughly a
square of IS yards by So yards, and en-
closes beautiful formal garden. On
three sides the building constitutes the
court house, and on the fourth or west
side are the quarters OF the library.
The facade of the second floor is adorned
with statues, the figures representing
science, agriculture, art, navigation, com
merce, industry, conscience, eloquence,
will force, study and authority, human
ity, eonstancy and wisdom.
The main windows of the great court
are guarded by statues of justice and
law, and over the central gable above
the main entrance stands figure OF
peace, her hands resting on the hiit of
sheathed sword around which are
swathed scrolls Just below, over the
corridor, stand two lions.
The statuary, however, is not confined
to the symbolic Four men have been
honored by busts. These are Hugo Gro
titus, who has been called the pioneer of
law; King Edward the sew
enth, Sir Randall Cremef, and William
r. Stead, the English writer and peace
leader, who persisted in the Titanic"
The bust of Cremer was the gift of the
international Arbitration league.
Within all that modern art and skill
could do to symbolic the purpose of the
palace has been devoted to the deeora
ton The grand marble staircase which
forms the main entrance is illuminated
from group of stained glass windows,
showing peace shedding rays of light
on art and science, land and sea, com
merce and industry; while to the left
and right are other stained glass win
dows depicting the ancient horrors OF
war, and above them are companion pan
els of terror and death.
The great court is an imposing hall
about "a feet long by about 40 feet in
width and rising to the full height of
the palace. 1t will accommodate about |
800 persons At the rear, facing the
bench, or presiding officers stand, is an
arched stained glass window. |
To one side of it is a draped figure OF |
Justice bearing a sword. and to the other |
truth surveying her nakedness In a m-r
ror. Over the throne is a huge oil paint !
ing, a gift OF France. To the left of /
the great hall are the arched galleries I
for the use of the public. The walls |
IRE paneled with oak and the ceiling is /
IF embossed oak in wonderful designs.
In addition to the great hall of jus
lice and the library are numerous apart
nents for the judges, hung with tapes
.ries OF the old Dutch style, rooms for
counsel and many parlors. One of the
most imposing of all the chambers is
hat assigned to the administrative coun
IL, which Is composed of all the foreign
minister's credentialed TO The Hague.
This wonderful room is paneled with
osewood and satin wood and hung with
Japanese cartoons and embroidered silks.
There are the rooms also for the presi-
lent of the court, the secretary general
md his assistant, and numerous hand
ONE reception rooms, all adorned with
III paintings and ornamented with earv-
ngs in rare woods.
Apartments also have been set aside
or the press, and complete system of
.aults and steel lockers for the preserva-
ion of the records of the important
congresses which will be held in the pail
ce.
The library, which occupies the two
tories to the west of the quadrangle,
onsists of reading room, lecture room
nd central office and many rooms for
tudy, while upstairs are the book COM
artments in steel.
Many nations have made gifts to the
alace. one of the most interesting be-
% that of Greece. Ii is white marble
opy of the famous throne found at
lnossos, in Crete. which was supposed !
0 have been the throne of King Minos.
The building materials of the peace !
alace came from many countries. The {
rick, which is the chief component, /
anne from the famous fields near Ley {
en-, while the hard white sandstone
sed for trimming is from French quar- I
les, and the wood used for flooring and {
aneling is largely from Austria. The {
rante constituting the base of the {
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