Defeat of the League of Nations.

LEAGUE of Nations; WORLD War I peace; UNITED States. Congress. Senate; UNITED States politics & government, 1913-1921; FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1913-1921; TREATY of Versailles (1919); PEACE treaties; JURISDICTION (International law); INTERNATIONAL obligations; INTERNATIONAL law; INTERNATIONAL cooperation; RATIFICATION of treaties

VERSAILLES (France); UNITED States; GERMANY; FRANCE

The article presents the United States Senate's ratification of the peace treaty with Germany concluded at Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919, at the end of World War I. The treaty states that the U.S. is the sole judge of whether all international obligations have been fulfilled in case of notice of withdrawal from the League of Nations. The U.S. has no obligation to protect the territory or sovereignty of any other nation, or to interfere with controversies between nations. The treaty also says that the U.S. reserves the exclusive right to decide what issues are within its domestic jurisdiction, and claims jurisdiction for all matters relating to internal affairs. The treaty goes on to say that the U.S. will not submit to arbitration by the assembly, the council, or the League of Nations.