Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 1 | Gives 2 Million

Gives 2 Million J 11 vV i L 1 I 8 D. D Rockefeller Jr John D. D Jr ir Sole Contributor to Library Announcement Is Made After Council Unanimously Unanimously Accepts Don Donation tion i i GENEYA GE EV 12 Sept AP AF ohn D. D Rockefeller Jr is the he ot Df th the OOOO O fund fund t for r the erection tion ot of a library for the eague of nations It was announced in the league assembly today There had been considerable speculation as to the donor since news ot of the gift became public The donor was announced by President Alberto Alberta of the league after arter the aSSEmbly had accepted accepted ac- ac the gift unanimously Stephan Stephan- Os of f kia who before beCore the resuscitation of his country was a nat American and a lawyer r in Chicago said that though the United States was not a member or the league the donation sho showed ed Its people could pot remain Indifferent to the ideals ot of the league NEW YORK YORa Sept 12 Be AP-Be- fore John D. D Rockefeller Jr donated for the erection of a. a I. I library li- li for fot the league ot of ns he received assurance that his action would meet wIth no objections on the part ot of the g government said a statement issued from his offices here today LEAGUE WILL SUPPORT The the league will continue its own support sal sak the statement so that Mr Rock Rack Celles fellers feller's fel- fel s lers ls simply supplementary to what the council had already been engaged In doing In prose ution u- u tion of the more specific activities ot of the league itself Since the establishment of the league and the International labor office Geneva has rapidly as a cent center r for the study or of problems In Ue the field or of international at al relations Mr Rockefeller said In the development ot of the work or of orthe the l league ague of nations an ani the International international Inter Inter- national labor office a working Ii- Ii braly has been built up rel definitely to the work In hand The members ot of the the league league secretariat secretariat sec sec- accredited r or of governments and students of international In In- from all parts ot of the world have found the need for extensive supplementary tary library facilities going far afield from the Immediate work and comprehending the entire field of International relations Toward this end Mr Rockefeller has given to be used f for or building and endoW endowing ng the proposed library