 ይሄው ጉዳይም የአሜሪካ ኮንግረንስ በሚያደርገው ስብሰባ ሁሉ አጀንዳ ሆኖ በመቅረብ ውትወታው ሳይቋረጥ ዘልቋል።
This position became increasingly important during his tenure, not least due to the deliberations of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference at Geneva.