re: #187 darthstar

Not exactly

, Bates broke with the party to endorse Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis in 1924 because of Republican opposition to American participation in the League of Nations.

And why did the Repubs oppose joining at that time??

The League lacked its own armed force and depended on the Great Powers to enforce its resolutions, keep to its economic sanctions, or provide an army when needed. However, the Great Powers were often reluctant to do so. Sanctions could hurt League members, so they were reluctant to comply with them

Post WW1 the repubs in the US didn’t want 2nd and 3rd world countries to form ‘blocks” getting together sanctioning 1st world countries