No Nation Is So Great

And The Annual Meetings Of The League's Assembly Are In Effect Official Peace Congresses Binding On The Participating States To An Extent That Most Statesmen A Quarter Of A Century Ago Would Have Regarded As Utopian.

I Do Not Overlook The Fact That The Appearance Of These New, Free Nations In The European Political Community Not Only Celebrates The Return Of The Prodigal Son But Also Creates New Sources Of Friction Here And There

It Is A Commonplace That The League Of Nations Is Not Yet-what Its Most Enthusiastic Protagonists Intended It To Be

Let Us Return, However, To The League Of Nations. To Create An Organization Which Is In A Position To Protect Peace In This World Of Conflicting Interests And Egotistic Wills Is A Frighteningly Difficult Task

As Long As The Problem Of World Reconstruction Remains The Center Of Interest For All Nations, Blocs Having Similar Attitudes Will Form And Operate Even Within The League Itself.