Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-05
Wishes to Found
International City
BY William Philis

ter, the model city when the World
is to help build, for which the plans
have been submitted to the various
continental governments by the orig
inator of the scheme, Hendrick {.
Anderson, an American sculptor, who
today explained his idea to the sor-
bonne. After having obtained pri-
yate audiences with most of the rulers
Of Europe and won their approval,
Anderson came here for the purpose
of lecturing on his work at the sor
bonne, which fact alone is accepted
as proof that he is considered no
mere dreamer, but practical man
with a practical plan. Kings, en-
perors and statesmen have promised
him their support and in every coun-
try of the earth the big men, are
members of the World Conscience So
ciety, which has the city for its pro-
gram.
Many sites have been suggested for
the International Center, one being
near Paris, another in New Jersey.
a third in Belgium, fourth in Switz-
erland, and so on. Every tiny detail,
lot only of the city itself but of
every building in its ten square miles
of area, has been worked out. For
nine years corps of forty artists,
engineers, architects. builders and
draughtsmen has been drawing up the
plans and blueprints now lie ready
ior diggers and constructors to begin
york.
The city, of course, will cost hun
dreds of millions. The plans alone
have cost Anderson more than $780,
900. 1t is understood that some of
This money if not a large part of it
was supplied by a continental king.
The big idea back of the city is to
centralize the worlds work for the
of mankind Instead of
nations working separately on various
subjects, Anderson plans to have them
unite for bigger work still. What
ever it is, if it stands for progress,
the headquarters for it will be found
at the International Center. The city
will be the worlds capital for peace
and human betterment, for the arts
and sciences, for the things that relate
. the mind and body, to the mineral
and vegetable kingdoms, to work and
Dlay, to land. the Sea and air.
Imagine the Rockefeller institute
New York; the Pasteur institute
Paris, and all the kindred institutions
n the various countries of the world
uniting and working together in
-emple Of medical and surgical re-
search, and you will have an idea Of
;ust one small part of this city. There
would be temple of religions, where
Christianity and all the other forms
Of religion would center; a temple
Of arts, where students would find
Under one huge roof all they had for
merly gone 10 Paris, to Rome, to Ber-
lin and other capitals to learn; a
temple of sociological sciences, of
theoretical sciences, of physical cul-
ture, natural history, music, letters.
agriculture, statistics, inventions.
transportation; palace of the gov
ernments, where the representatives
Of the countries Of the world would be
quartered; palace of international
justice to foster arbitration between
nations and to settle international
disputes, etc.
At one end Of the city would be a
model stadium Here the information
Al athletic meets would be held under
ideal conditions and with standard
events doing away with Olympic game
squabbles, not to mention the immense
expense Of building a stadium in a
different country every four years.
About the stadium would be
grouped the buildings pertaining to
physical culture, temple for men
Being on one side, temple for WON
IN on the other In front would be
an immense natatorium.
In the center of the city the Tower
Of Progress would rise nearly 100
feet higher than Eiffel tower here.
ibis would be the center, about which
would be grouped various temples
and palaces. From the top wireless
;eiegTaphy would connect the city
with the entire World, while on yari-
Gus floors below would be grouped Of
fices Of all the International societies
known u be beneficial to mankind.
On the lover floors a worlds press
you'd be installed, and on this the
findings and discoveries, statistics, ey-
erything done for the peace and prog
ress Of the world, could be printed for
international circulation.
NJ. Ernest Hebrard, architect of the
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