League of Nations
... Starting from 1917 in America, both liberal and conservative opinions led the Senate to reject the League of Nations, rather than the President and his stubborn ideas. ... They included the abolishment of secret treaties, freedom of the seas, removal of economic barriers between nations, reduction of armament burdens, adjustment of the colonial claims in the interest of both native people and the colonizers and the most controversial point of them all, the formation of the League of Nations. Wilson fought for his Fourteen Points and the League of Nations by making, in his mind, a valid argument. ... It suggested that the League of Nations is required to protect any country threatened. ... Future president Herbert Hoover recognized Wilson’s point in Document D and agreed with his League of Nations idea. ... Therefore, Wilson had a clear idea of what he wanted to include in the Treaty of Versailles and the importance of the League of Nations. ... The Senate did not approve the League of Nations for many reasons. They viewed the League of Nations as imperfect and had the biggest argument concerning the infamous Article X. ... Du Bois was completely for the League of Nations.