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

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

But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through may eventually be thought of simply as a period of disturbance and regression

No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run, to remain outside an increasingly universal League of Nations

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

Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions of the clause prescribing the duty of states to participate in sanctions