Review of Reviews, 1110/13. 



THE TEMPLE OF PEACE. 



offering of rosewood and satinwood to 

 panel the Administrative Council 

 Chamber, where China deposits her gift 

 of four vases and Japan places her 

 silken cartoons. Sax Salvador has 

 coated the chamber of the Assistant 

 Secretary with her own rare wood ; and 

 the wood for its furniture was given 

 by the black Republic of Haiti. Much 

 of the timber used in doors and panel- 

 ling is the present of the Dutch Colo 

 NIES. Australia alone amongst the 

 Dominions has contributed to the en- 

 richment of the Palace. The Common- 

 wealth gift, a handsome desk in native 

 woods, is placed in the President's 

 room. The poor TURK, in the bitter- 

 ness of his heart, might see in his gift a 

 symbol of his fate. He supplies the 

 carpet for the World's Cabinet, " to be 

 trodden underfoot of men." But 



ROUMAXIA, which is certainly no door- 

 mat of the Powers, supplies four car- 

 pets. The clock in the great tower is 

 Switzerland's tribute. Belgium gives 



the beautiful ironwork door of the main 

 entrance. Perhaps the most obviously 

 symbolical of all the gifts is that which 

 comes from the Government at Berlin. 

 The great front entrance to the grounds, 

 consisting of shapely walls and hand- 

 somely-wrought iron gates is the present 

 of GERMANY. Germany, it seems, is to 

 open and shut the iron gates which 

 admit the peoples of the world to the 

 Palace of Peace. May she be a generous 

 and ungrudging janitor ! And if she 

 ever stands out and away from the 

 juridic Temple may her only motive be 

 the more safely to guard the approaches 

 to an end that is universally desired ! 



W. T. STEAD, AM> CKuI'l' OF JOURNALISTS AT THE HAG UK. 



Standing: Paul Weitz, Salvatori Cortesi (European representative of Associated Press), Sam 

 Cler, G. W. T. Ormond {Scotsman), N. V. Diaz (representative of Dutofa newspapers), P. E 

 (Woolf's Agency), Henry Stead. 



Sitting: E. Mercadier head of Havas Agency). I). Van Varek, Ladj Correspondent of Dutofa 

 papers, Geo. Saunders (rimes), W. T. Stead, W. Mackenzie Timt 



