Membership in the League could draw the United States into future wars.
Explanation: There was a clause in the Versailles Treaty (which set up the League) that stated that if Country A is attacked by Country B, and Country A is a member of the League, then all other countries in the League had to help fight Country B. The Senators who opposed joining the League said that this clause would take away Congress's constitutional right to declare war.
europeans power would combine to dominate the league agenda
Americans opposed joining the League of Nations because they didn't want America to be involved with other countries' affairs.
Irreconcilables
Americans opposed joining the League of Nations because they didn't want America to be involved with other countries' affairs.
they feared it would weaken the country's independence
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
they rejected any treaty that included the league of nations
The 'irreconcilables were a group of 16 senators led by Senator William Borah that opposed the League of Nations in any form.
There were a number of conservative members of congress who were isolationists. They opposed the League of Nations and they did not want the US to become a member. They believed that by joining the League, the US would be giving up some of our sovereignty to a foreign power.
included the Covenant of the League of Nations
India opposed Pakistan's membership in the United Nations.
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.
The two siblings had opposed views on how to resolve the argument, leading to a heated debate.