▁the ▁Court ' s ▁juris pr ud ence ▁was ▁limited ▁by ▁his ▁relatively ▁brief ▁service ▁on ▁it . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Clar ke ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁President ▁Warren ▁G . ▁Hard ing ▁announ cing ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁Court . ▁His ▁decision ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁factors . ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁and ▁his ▁on going ▁difficulties ▁with ▁Mc Re yn olds , ▁Clar ke ▁had ▁recently ▁suffered ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁sister s ▁I da ▁and ▁Alice . ▁Moreover , ▁having ▁witness ed ▁the ▁physical ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Edward ▁Doug lass ▁White , ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁similar ▁d eter ior ation ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch . ▁Clar ke ▁would ▁have ▁few ▁reg rets ▁about ▁his ▁decision , ▁and ▁informed ▁his ▁successor , ▁George ▁S uther land , ▁that ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁" a ▁dog ' s ▁life ." ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁Camp aign ing ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁subm itting ▁his ▁res ignation , ▁Clar ke ▁out lined ▁a ▁new ▁cause ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁purs ue ▁– ▁convin cing ▁Americans ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁should ▁join ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁prospect s ▁for ▁League ▁entry ▁were ▁at ▁a ▁low ▁e bb , ▁its ▁pro ponents ▁having ▁suffered ▁the ▁dual ▁set back ▁of ▁the ▁Senate '