THE LEAGUE PALACE
Mrs Barton, the Englishwoman whoso philanthropic work at Geneva is highly esteemed. is still defying tho might of the League of Nations by refusing to sell a piece of ground required for the new League headquarters, writes Geneva correspondent, of the ‘ Da.ily Mail. 1 The site earmarked was amply sufficient for the plans as originally prepared, but the generous offer of the Rockefeller Foundation to provide funds for a. magnificent library made-the acquisition of the-adjoining property belonging lo Mrs Barton unavoidable. Every kind of blandishment has been used, but Mrs Barton stands fast in her resolution not to part with tbo land during her lifetime. As work on the new building cannot begin until the League officials are certain of sufficient space, the experts have been obliged to consider an entirely new scheme. Only consideration for Mrs Barton’s past generosity—she gave the Victoria Hall lo Geneva—has prevented the town from exercising its right to expropriate the properly. Meanwhile over her territory Mrs Barton flics a huge Union Jack.
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Evening Star, Issue 20022, 13 November 1928, Page 13
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171THE LEAGUE PALACE Evening Star, Issue 20022, 13 November 1928, Page 13
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