ABSTRACT
I One of the greatest attractions of this city of Geneva is the superb view it commands of Mont Blanc.1 It is a privilege to feast one’s eyes on its majestic form, which has been an endless source of inspiration to poets and artists. And yet, viewed from a narrower and more practical point, does not this mountain, located as it is at the frontier of three great countries-does it not present no small obstacle to the commerce and communication between them?
