they feared it would weaken the country's independence
Irreconcilables
included the Covenant of the League of Nations
Irreconcilables: these isolationist senators opposed any treaty that had a league of nations folded into it. Reservationists: were a large group of senators that were opposed to the treaty as it was written
There were a variety of individuals and groups opposed to US participation in the League of Nations. The most prominent opposition came from Republican senators, known as "Reservationists," led by Henry Cabot Lodge. They were concerned about giving up American sovereignty and believed that membership would entangle the US in international conflicts.
Because it is opposed to the concept of individual freedom.
they rejected any treaty that included the league of nations
They were mostly isolationists and didn't want to be tied to European affairs, or have American affairs put in the hands of European countries. Many were also opposed to Wilson himself. The reservationists were another group opposed to the Treaty.
The 'irreconcilables were a group of 16 senators led by Senator William Borah that opposed the League of Nations in any form.
They opposed the League of Nations
because they had american revolutionary of the war is British.
Richard Nixon is an American politician became the vice president of the United States because he opposed communism.
India opposed Pakistan's membership in the United Nations.