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The　house　is　beautiful；　spacious；　and　most　charmingly　decorated；



many　of　the　ornaments　and　paintings　having　been　placed　there　in



the　time　of　De　Witt。











June　27。







At　all　sorts　of　work　during　the　morning；　and　then；　on　invitation



of　President　Low；　went　with　the　other　members　of　the　delegation



to　Haarlem；　where　we　saw　the　wonderful　portraits　by　Frans　Hals；



which　impressed　me　more　than　ever；　and　heard　the　great　organ。　It



has　been　rebuilt　since　I　was　there　thirty…five　years　ago；　but　it



is　still　the　same　great　clumsy　machine；　and　very　poorly



played；that　is；　with　no　spirit；　and　without　any　effort　to



exhibit　anything　beyond　the　ordinary　effects　for　which　any　little



church　organ　would　do　as　well。







In　the　evening　dined　with　Count　Zanini；　the　Italian　minister　and



delegate；　and　discussed　French　matters　with　Baron　d'Estournelles。



He　represents　the　best　type　of　French　diplomatist；　and　is　in



every　way　attractive。







Afterward　to　Mr。　van　Karnebeek's　reception；　meeting　various



people　in　a　semi…satisfactory　way。











June　29。







In　the　morning；　in　order　to　work　off　the　beginnings　of　a



headache；　I　went　to　Rotterdam　and　walked　until　noon　about　the



streets　and　places；　recalling　my　former　visit；　which　came　very



vividly　before　me　as　I　gazed　upon　the　statue　of　Erasmus；　and



thought　upon　his　life　here。　No　man　in　history　has　had　more



persistent　injustice　done　him。　If　my　life　were　long　enough　I



would　gladly　use　my　great　collection　of　Erasmiana　in　illustrating



his　services　to　the　world。　To　say　nothing　of　other　things；　the



modern　〃Higher　Criticism〃　has　its　roots　in　his　work。











June　30。







Engaged　on　the　final　revision　of　my　Grotius　speech；　and　on



various　documents。







At　noon　to　the　〃House　in　the　Wood〃　for　lunch；　and　afterward　took



a　walk　in　the　grounds　with　Beldiman；　the　Roumanian　delegate；　who



explained　to　me　the　trouble　in　Switzerland　over　the　vote　on　the



Red　Cross　Conference。







It　appears　that　whereas　Switzerland　initiated　the　Red　Cross



movement；　has　ever　since　cherished　it；　and　has　been　urged　by



Italy　and　other　powers　to　take　still　further　practical　measures



for　it；　the　Dutch　delegation　recently　interposed；　secured　for　one



of　their　number　the　presidency　of　the　special　conference；　and



thus　threw　out　my　Berlin　colleague；　Colonel　Roth；　who　had　been



previously　asked　to　take　the　position　and　had　accepted　it；　with



the　result　that　the　whole　matter　has　been　taken　out　of　the　hands



of　Switzerland；　where　it　justly　belonged；　and　put　under　the　care



of　the　Netherlands。　This　has　provoked　much　ill　feeling　in



Switzerland；　and　there　is　especial　astonishment　at　the　fact　that



when　Beldiman　moved　an　amendment　undoing　this　unjust　arrangement



it　was；　by　some　misunderstanding　lost；　and　that　therefore　there



has　been　perpetuated　what　seems　much　like　an　injustice　against



Switzerland。　I　promised　to　exert　myself　to　have　the　matter



rectified　so　far　as　the　American　delegation　was　concerned；　and



later　was　successful　in　doing　so。







In　the　evening　dined　at　Minister　Newel's。　Sat　between　Minister



Okolicsanyi　of　the　Austrian　delegation；　and　Count　Welsersheimb；



the　chairman　of　that　delegation；　and　had　interesting　talks　with



them；　with　the　Duke　of　Tetuan；　and　others。　It　appears　that　the



Duke；　who　is　a　very　charming；　kindly　man；　has；　like　myself；　a



passion　both　for　cathedral　architecture　and　for　organ　music；　he



dwelt　much　upon　Burgos；　which　he　called　the　gem　of　Spanish



cathedrals。







Thence　to　the　final　reception　at　the　house　of　M。　de　Beaufort；



minister　of　foreign　affairs；　who　showed　me　a　contemporary



portrait　of　Grotius　which　displays　the　traits　observable　in　the



copies　which　Burleigh　painted　for　me　twenty　years　ago　at



Amsterdam　and　Leyden。　Talked　with　Sir　Julian　Pauncefote　regarding



the　Swiss　matter；　he　had　abstained　from　voting　for　the　reason



that　he　had　no　instructions　in　the　premises。











July　2。







In　the　morning　Major　Allen；　military　attache　of　our　embassy　at



Berlin；　arrived；　bringing　the　Grotius　wreath。　Under　Secretary



Hay's　permission；　I　had　given　to　one　of　the　best　Berlin



silversmiths　virtually　carte　blanche；　and　the　result　is　most



satisfactory。　The　wreath　is　very　large；　being　made　up；　on　one



side；　of　a　laurel　branch　with　leaves　of　frosted　silver　and



berries　of　gold；　and；　on　the　other；　of　an　oak　branch　with　silver



leaves　and　gold　acorns；　both　boughs　being　tied　together　at　the



bottom　by　a　large　knot　of　ribbon　in　silver　gilded；　bearing　the



arms　of　the　Netherlands　and　the　United　States　on　enameled



shields；　and　an　inscription　as　follows：











　　　　　To　the　Memory　of　HUGO　GROTIUS；



　　　　　　　　　　　In　Reverence　and　Gratitude；



　　　　　　From　the　United　States　of　America；



　　On　the　Occasion　of　the　International　Peace　Conference　　　　　　　　　　　



　　　　　　　　　　　　of　The　Hague。



　　　　　　　　　　　July　4th；　1899。











It　is　a　superb　piece　of　work；　and　its　ebony　case；　with　silver



clasps；　and　bearing　a　silver　shield　with　suitable　inscription；　is



also　perfect：　the　whole　thing　attracts　most　favorable　attention。















　CHAPTER　XLIX







AS　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　AMERICAN　DELEGATION　AT　THE　PEACE　CONFERENCE



OF　THE　HAGUE：　V1899







July　4。







On　this　day　the　American　delegation　invited　their　colleagues　to



celebrate　our　national　anniversary　at　the　tomb　of　Grotius；　first



in　the　great　church；　and　afterward　in　the　town　hall　of　Delft。



Speeches　were　made　by　the　minister　of　foreign　affairs　of　the



Netherlands　De　Beaufort；　by　their　first　delegate；　Van　Karnebeek；



by　Mr。　Asser；　one　of　their　leading　jurists；　by　the　burgomaster　of



Delft；　and　by　Baron　de　Bildt；　chairman　of　the　Swedish　delegation



and　minister　at　Rome；　who　read　a　telegram　from　the　King　of　Sweden



referring　to　Grotius's　relations　to　the　Swedish　diplomatic



service；　as　well　as　by　President　Low　of　Columbia　University　and



myself：　the　duty　being　intrusted　to　me　of　laying　the　wreath　upon



Grotius's　tomb　and　making　the　address　with　reference　to　it。　As



all　the　addresses　are　to　be　printed；　I　shall　give　no　more



attention　to　them　here。　A　very　large　audience　was　present；



embracing　the　ambassadors　and　principal　members　of　the



conference；　the　Netherlands　ministers　of　state；　professors　from



the　various　universities　of　the　Netherlands；　and　a　large　body　of



other　invited　guests。







The　music　of　the　chimes；　of　the　organ；　and　of　the　royal　choir　of



one　hundred　voices　was　very　fine；　and；　although　the　day　was



stormy；　with　a　high　wind　and　driving　rain；　everything　went　off



well。







After　the　exercises　in　the　church；　our　delegation　gave　a



breakfast；　which　was　very　satisfactory。　About　three　hundred　and



fifty　persons　sat　down　to　the　tables　at　the　town　hall；　and　one



hundred　other　guests；　including　the　musicians；　at　the　leading



restaurant　in　the　place。　In　the　afternoon　the　Americans　gathered



at　the　reception　given　by　our　minister；　Mr。　Newel；　and　his　wife；



and　in　the　evening　there　was　a　large　attendance　at　an　〃American



concert〃　given　by　the　orchestra　at　the　great　hall　in



Scheveningen。







July　5。







Early　in　the　morning　to　the　second　committee　of　the　conference；



where　I　spoke　in　behalf　of　the　Beldiman　resolution；　doing　justice



to　Switzerland　as　regards　the　continuance　of　the　Red　Cross



interests　in　Swiss　hands；　and　on　going　to　a　vote　we　were



successful。







Then；　the　question　of　a　proper　dealing　with　our　memorial



regarding　the　immunity　of　private　property　on　the　high　seas



coming　up；　I　spoke　in　favor　of　referring　it　to　the　general



conference；　and　gave　the　reasons　why　it　should　not　simply　be



dropped　out　as　not　coming　within　the　subjects　contemplated　in　the



call　to　the　conference。　Though　my　speech　was　in　French；　it　went



off　better　than　I　expected。







In　the　afternoon；　at　the　full　conference；　the　same　subject　came



up；　and　then；　after　a　preface　in　French；　asking　permission　to



speak　in　English；　I　made　my　speech；　which；　probably；　three



quarters　of　all　the　delegates　understood；　but；　at　my　request；　a



summary　of　it　was　afterward　given　in　French　by　Mr。　van　Karnebeek。







The　occasion　of　this　speech　was　my　seconding　the　motion；　made　in



a　very　friendly　manner　by　M。　de　Martens；　to　refer　the　matter　to　a



future　conference；　but　I　went　into　the　merits　of　the　general



subject　to　show　its　claims　upon　the　various　nations；　etc。；　etc。；



though　not；　of　course；　as　fully　as　I　would　have　done　had　the



matter　been　fully　under　discussion。　My　speech　was　very　well



received；　and　will；　I　hope；　aid　in　keeping　the　subject　alive。







In　the　afternoon　drove　to　Ryswyck；　to　the　house　of　M。　Cornets　de



Groot；　the　living　representative　of　the　Grotius　family。　The　house



and　grounds　were　very　pleasant；　but　the　great　attraction　was　a



collection　of　relics　of　Grotius；　including　many　manuscripts　from



his　own　hand；　among　these　a　catechism　for　his　children；　written



in　the　prison　of　Loewenstein；　with　official　documents；　signed　and



sealed；　connected　with　the　public　transactions　of　his　time；　also



letters　which　passed　between　him　and　Oxenstiern；　the　great



Swedish　chancellor；　some　in　Latin　and　some　in　other　languages；



besides　sundry　poems。　There　were　also　a　multitude　of　portraits；



engravings；　and　documents　relating　to　Olden…Barneveld　and　others



of　Grotius's　contemporaries。







The