Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
CARNEGIE 5 PEACE
PALACE DEDICATED
MAGNIFICENT GIFT TO THE
HAGUE coNsEcRArEo TO IN.
TERNATioNAL UNITY.
MAGNIFICENT GIFT COST
s1,soo,ooo TO CONSTRUCT
Building Materials From Many coun-
tries ussd-Many Notable Diplomats
Attend Ceremonies - Tho Hague
Gaiiy Decorated in Honor Of oe-
easion.

1asy 0ec0raSoo IN 0onor OF Oc"
casion.
The Hague. Aug. 2S.-The capital
was gaily decorated today In honor Of
the ceremonies incident to the dedica-
ton OF the Palace OF Peace, Andrew
Carnegie's magnificent gift. as per-
manent court of arbitration. many no
table men,. principally diplomats. at
tending the ceremony.
Officers of the Brazilian warship
BENJAMIN Constant were present In
vitations to the dedication in the great
hall were limited to $50 persons.
Tomorrow the British minister will
unveil the statue Of Edward VII and
Mr.. Carnegie will unveil the statue OF
Sir Randall Cremer. the great peace
| advocate.
The acceptance Of the building by
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Swinder-
en- on behalf of the diplomatic corps
was his last official act.
Carnegie Gave $1,so0.oo0.
The Palace of Peace which was
dedicated with Impressive ceremonies
today. is the gift Of Andrew Carnegie.
who. in 1903. placed at the disposal of
the Dutch government the sum OF 81
100000 for the purpose. as expressed
in his offer. 'of erecting and maintain
ing at The Hague court house and
library for the permanent court of ar
bitration established by the treaty OF
the 29th Of July. 1899"
To provide a site for this. the first
structure ever erected for such pur-
pose the Dutch government appro-
priated $275.000. The site selected Is In
section Of wooded and hilly park
stretching from The Hague to Sche-
venIngen, and the corner stone was
laid July 80. 1907.
A Worldwide competition for plans
and designs for the Peace Palace was
established and the zlrst prize was
awarded to M. Cordonmere. a Brussels
! architect. The building as completed.
however. does not represent the or
iginal plans, the Carnegie committee
having reserved the right to modify all
designs.
An Imposing Building.
The Palace Of Peace as completed
does not represent any precise style or
architecture. but 1t In regarded by ar
chitects as one Of the mcst impressive
Of modern buildings to be seen IN Eu-
rope. Rectangular; in shape. 1t forms
roughly . square Of eighty-nve yards
by eighty-six yards, and encloses
beautiful formal garden. On three sides
the building constitutes the court
house. and on the fourth or west sue
are tho quarters Of the library. Inc
facade Of the second floor 10 adorned
with statues. the figures representing
science agriculture. art. navigation.
commerce, industry. conscience. elo-
uuence, will force. study. authority.
humanity. constancy and wisdom.
Tho statuary, however. is not con-
fined to the symbolic. Four men have
been honored by busts. These are
Hugo Grotius, who has been called the
pioneer Of International law: King
Edward the Seventh, Sir Randall
Cremer, and William T. Stead. the
English writer and peace leader who
per,shed in the Titanic" The bust OF
Cremer was the gift Of the Interna-
tional Arbitration League.
Within all that modern art and skill
could do to symbolic the purpose OF
the palace has been devoted to the dec
grafton. The grand marble staircase
which forms the main entrance Is illu-
nina ted from a group Of stained glass
windows, showing Peace shedding rays
of light on Art and Science, Land and
Sea. Commerce and Industry; while
to the left and right are other stained
glass windows depicting the anclens
horrors of War, and above them are
companion panels OF Terror and Death.
Many Nations Contribute.
Many nations have made gifts to the
palace. one of the most interesting be-
ing that Of Greece. 1t is a white marble
COPY of the famous throne found at
Knossos, in Crete. which was sup
posed to have bees. t1e throne CO King
Minos.
The building materials OF the peace
palace came from many countries. The
brick, which Is the chief component.
came from the famous fields near Ley
den. while the hard white sandstone
used for trimming is from French
quarries, and the wood used for floor
ing and paneling IL largely from Aus
tria. The granite constituting the base
Of the walls was presented by the gov
ernments Of Norway and Sweden The
Italian government presented the
marble which decorates the interior of
the corridors. and the grand marble
staircase Ia a gift from the city of The
Hague. The stained glass windows are
the gifts of the Dutch government and
Great Britain; while France has sent
not only the great painting which is
the most striking decoration OF the
great hall, but many Of the tapestries
and minor decorations There are
vases of precious materials from Rus
sia, Hungary and Austria, and groups
OF statuary in marble and bSpnze
which ornament the first landing OF the
great staircase are the gifts Of the
United States. The beautiful rosewood
and satinwood paneling OF the admin
istrative council chamber came from
Brazil, and there are gifts OF silk car
toons and vases from China and Japan
Rare woods from San Salvador are