Arrival of the Peace Conference at Haarlem, 4 June 1899 (1899)

Reportage about the visit that the delegates to the First Peace Conference at The Hague made to the floral parade in Haarlem. [...] Although the original goal – a treaty on disarmament – was not reached, other treaties were indeed agreed upon, for example a ban on the use of poison gas and the dropping of bombs from balloons. [...]The group, consisting of 175 guests, made a special train trip to Haarlem on June 4, where they visited the floral parade and the Frans Hals Museum.

• Release Date: 1899-11-11
• Runtime: 0h 1min
• Production Country: Netherlands
• Director: Emile Lauste