The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-13

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gical departments. training camps and
in fact everything that has to do with
modern athletics, physical training,
hygiene and sanitation.
This part OF the city would be con-
nected by means OF street, that
would be thanked with botanical. zoo
logical and other gardens, with the
second part which would be dedicated
to the world wide development OF
the arts. In the center would be an
immense auditorium. There would
be theatres and concert halls where
the best composers and dramatists OF
the world could work out their ideas.
There would be galleries for perma-
nent and changing collections of art.
Men and women who had attained
physical perfection In the first part
of the city might serve as models for
the best sculptors and artists in the
second section. All OF the leading
schools OF art would have their indi-
vidual training academies here.
This second section would then be
connected with the third section by
a street of the nations, on which
would face the residences OF the dele
gates to this international center,
and this third section would be dedi-
Gated to the sciences. OF the center
would be an immense tower OF over
1000 feet In heighth, in which would
be the central international bureaus
Of every organization in the world
that is working for the betterment Of
mankind. In the lower part OF the
tower would be an international press
association. publishing newspapers
and magazines for the entire world.
From the top of the tower powerless
wireless station would keep this In
ternational press association In touch
with the entire world.
About the tower would be grouped
the permanent palaces OF all of the
international congresses OF science
that OF medicine, OF surgery, of cleo
tricity, of international law. OF inter
national peace, of invention. crimia-
ology, agriculture. transportation, hy-
giene, together with their respective
museums and libraries To one side
there would be palace OF religion.
to another side an international court
of justice, to another, an information,
al bank and finally a palace of edu-
cation.
That this plan of city was not a
mere idea, Andersen was able to
make clear to King Victor by the fact
that forty of the leading architects OF
the world. under the direction of Err,
nest w. Herbrard, have for years
been giving their services free to the
working out of its details and it was
a copy of their plans, which Andersen
sent to his majesty. AS matter of
fact these plans, with the necessary
text, have already been printed, in
magnificent books, in all of the lead.
ing modern languages and the copies
are now being sent to all crowned
heads and presidents Of the world, &C
all OF the national libraries, and to
all of the great artistic societies.
Brussels has also already made the
first bid for the location of this in.
ternational center. a Belgian indus.
trial association composed OF some
100 different societies Of that coun,
try has offered to build the entire
city, using the buildings for the expo
sition which is to be held there IN
1920, and then turning them over for
the permanent home of this interna
tional institute
Andersen, however, is hoping that
this city may be retained for italy OF
for some Mediterranean country and
It is for that reason that the idea has
first been presented to King Victor
Emanuel. The Mediterranean coun
tries, he urges, have ever been the
center OF the worlds culture and de
velopment and It would fulfill more
| his idea II it could be retained there
He has suggested the site of ancient
| Ostia, which was formerly the sea
/ port of Rome, and would be content
even with site in Tripoli, formerly
/ the seat OF high civilization. His
own preferences, however, will mo-
stand in the way of the city becom
/ ing reality.
In pledging his personal and ma
tional support, King Victor Emanue
stated that If enough of the othe
countries respond to warrant the un
dertaking of the enterprise, Italy vii
bear whatever burden of the expens,