The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-22
GIFT OF ANDREW CARNEGIE
Nations Of Civilized World Will
Be Represented
NOTABLE GUESTS TAKE PART


Dutch capital is all astir in anticipa-
tion OF the great ceremony here next
week when the Palace Of Peace. the
Si,5O0,000 gift Of Andrew Carnegie 10
tie nations of the world. is To be for
mally dedicated as the permanent
home of the international court of ar
bitratiOn. The event will bring to-
gcther representatives. of all the civ-
ilized nations. IN addition TO the
special envoys the attendance will ia
clCdc the Delegates To the Worlds
Peace Congress, which has been hold
ing its sessions here this week. and
many of the delegates to the APP
preaching meeting of the luterparlia-
mentary Union.
The notable participants in the ded
ication ceremonies will include Queen
Wilhelmina and the Prince CunsCrt
aud Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
rhe many judges Of the international
arbitration court, the foreign diplo-
mats resident in The Hague and all
the prominent officials of the govern
men of the Netherlands will take part.
Is Magnificent Edifee.
The president of the Carnegie
Foundation, M Won Karnebeck, will
make a speech In French formally
TRANSFERRING the palace to the inter-
national court, and the Minister of
Foreign Affairs will make a brief
speech of acceptance At the conclu
sion of the ceremonies the hundreds
Ul guests viii make a tour of inspec-
ton of the building aud its grounds
Those who have already been priv
ileged to inspect the palace pronounce
II an edifice of unusual beauty and
magnificencc. II occupies n com
manding site on the broad avenue con-
Meeting The Hague with the popular
seaside resort of SChcveningen. The
grounds comprise sixteen acres. which
once were the garden of the palace
Lelongins to the late Princess Anna
Paulowna. the grandmother of Queen
Wilhelmina.
The plans for the palace were drawn
10y NJ. L. NJ. Cordonnier, a celebrated
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exterior Is pure Dutch The building
is 260 feet square and is constructed
of brick and stone. In front is 4
broad terrace and in the rear is a
magnificent grove of trees. The main
entrance is approached by an inclined
plane instead of flight of steps. At
one corner al the building is an i'm
posing clock tower go feet high.
The main floor is to be given over
entirely to courtroom and consulta-
lon rooms The great court. in which
the meetings of the international per-
manent court of arbitration and sim
liar conferences are to he held, is a
splendid apartment of a monumental
character. II is reached through "a
wide corridor lined with Greek and
Italian marble. ON one side Of the
chamber is a platform and bench for
the tribunal. For "a space of thirty
feet i'm front Of it, protected by a bal
ustrade of carved mahogany, are ta-
bles for lawyers, and back of them
the remainder of the room and the
several galleries may bc occupied by
delegates or visitors
Nations Make Contributions.
In the corner of the main floor. at
the base Of the tower, is a smaller
courtroom which is to he used for or
dinary arbtrations which are usually
conducted without spectators. Con-
nccted with the small courtrooms are
reading rooms, consultation rooms, a
reference library and other conven-
fences. The basement will contain
the offices of the secretary and staff
of the permanent organization, "A room
for newspaper correspondents, "a telc-
graph office. a large restaurant and
he heating and lighting plants. The
upper floor of the building. which is
reached by ~ monumental stairway,
contains the rooms of the adminis-
trative council and other officials of
the permanent court. and several
rooms which may he used as offices
by the counsel in arbitration cases.
At the time Of the laying of the
corner stone of the Palace Of Peace.
In 1907. a resolution was passed in
viting the foriy-six nations which
signed the treaty for the permanent
court to contribute material and OBJ
jects Of art for the decoration of the
edifice. Many of them responded In
a generous manner. The government
of the United States contributed a
large marble group Of statuary rep
resenting I'm allegory the purpose of
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