A Formally Recognized Equality Does, However, Accord

At Geneva, The Neutral States Were Often In Agreement Concerning The Preliminaries For Genoa, And Genoa Itself Was Marked By A Quite Natural Mutual Exchange Of Ideas.

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.

We Here In The North Have For Many Years Had A Natural Tendency To Feel That When Our Representatives Come Together At An International Meeting, We Embark On The Quest Of Mutual Understanding And Support

The World War Broke Out With Such Elemental Violence, And With Such Resort To All Means For Leading Or Misleading Public Opinion, That No Time Was Available For Reflection And Consideration

As A Result Of The World War And Of A Peace Whose Imperfections And Risks Are No Longer Denied By Anyone, Are We Not Even Further Away From The Great Aspirations And Hopes For Peace And Fraternity Than We Were One Or Two Decades Ago?