East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
WORLD CITY WILL
UN|FY THE LEAGUE
American Architect in Rome
Sees Center Of Ira
velers' Mecca.
BY HENDRIX c. ANDERSEN
American archietct and scholar long
resident in Rome.
written For The United Press

TeSluent IN rome.
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The World Administrative Centre
was conceived for the League of Ma
tions in order to gather together the
essential interests of all peoples and to
facilitate the rapid fulfilment of their
highest aims and aspirations.
The question of war will take care OF
itself if only we continue to develop
these international organizations and
interests.
| Moreover. such an administrative
centre would bring together all inter-
national organizations which, though
lvivified by similar intentions, cannot,
because they lack a central meeting
place accomplish their task with the
desired amplitude.
There can be no doubt but that in
the past international associations, ex-
tensive travel activities, resources and
genius have been freely displayed,
have tended to promote better under
standing and thus have promoted
friendship and peace. International
expositions have come to be recogniz-
ed by all the civilized nations of the
world. Thus narrow suspicious and
secret aggressive diplomacy may gra-
dually give place to public confidence
and public discussion.
The esta blishment of World Ad-
ministrative Centre for the League of
nations will be the natural elimination
of such movement and will lead to
the more complete development of in
ternationalism.
When some international force is
II IT.
world that order and security for all
the rights of all nations can be main
tanned without armed strife, people
will be no longer willing to bear the
heavy burdens for the support of vast
military establishments, and reduced
armaments will follow as natural re-
suit.
For generations men have been ac-
customed to think in terms of national
sovereignty. They have found in ma
tional life the ultimate end of human
endeavor. Before the 18th century
world unity was a poetic dream to be
INDUCED in by few impractical and
somewhat unpopular philosophers.
Cosmopolitanism, as the creed of
man without country, was despised.
The old cosmopolitans, noble minded
force because they were not tolerant
of conditions as they found them.
Economic Structure Centralized
President Wilson has made world
unity real and a League of Nations
must work together in the future.
There is a growing consciousness of
this fact in the minds of public spirit
ed men. Our economic structure is be-
fra -Ira to fpr
money and produce have been estab-
lished. The press and the theatre are
producing psychological unity. The
great inventions in the field of trans
port and communication actually have
gridled us into a physical unity.
With part of the field covered by
private, unofficial associations, other
parts by sporadic, official congresses.
the need for a permanent world ad-
Iministrative center. officially recog-
nized, is plain. The erection of such a
central institution will enable these
numerous associations and congresses
to aid each other to support and CO.
ordinate their efforts and to grain bet
ter fufilment of their tasks than is
possible today when their headquarters
are scattered throughout the world.
In the world administrative center
for the League of Nations a universal
library can be established larger and
better than any now in existence.
Copies of all official and private pub
locations can be deposited there and
made available for all students. A sin
gle building would house and a single
staff. selected from among the worlds
best librarians, would man single
library.
Libraries, Museums.
A world administrative center for
League of Nations with its constantly
changing and ever up-to-date interna-
tional expositions, Its vast libraries.
museums, galleries, universities. recep-
ton halls. auditoriums and places of
will afford an ideal meet
ing place for these organizations and
will secure better and more interested
The world administrative center.
Dnce located and erected. will become |
he natural destination of tourists and |
he common meeting ground for all the |
peoples of the world. The world ad-
center thus would make |
{ easier for one to acquire that I
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