▁for ▁joining ▁the ▁League , ▁only ▁ske ptic ism ▁and ▁host ility ▁to ▁the ▁idea . ▁Address ing ▁this ▁required ▁a ▁far ▁different ▁level ▁of ▁commit ment ▁than ▁Clar ke ▁expected ▁to ▁make , ▁forcing ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁leadership ▁to ▁scale ▁back ▁on ▁their ▁goals . ▁F oc using ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁World ▁Court , ▁Clar ke ▁continued ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁American ▁invol vement ▁in ▁international ▁organizations ▁and ▁agre ements ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Clar ke ' s ▁growing ▁de af ness ▁and ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁the ▁fail ures ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁Association ' s ▁presiden cy . ▁In ▁ret irement ▁Clar ke ▁remained ▁vig orous ▁and ▁active ▁with ▁a ▁reg imen ▁of ▁reading ▁and ▁travel . ▁He ▁also ▁continued ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁public ▁service , ▁becoming ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁back ed ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁effort ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Newton ▁Baker ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁candidate , ▁though ▁after ▁its ▁failure ▁Clar ke ▁became ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁and ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁Despite ▁mis giv ings ▁about ▁the ▁methods , ▁he ▁sympath ized ▁with ▁the ▁goals ▁underlying ▁the ▁president ' s ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁" pack ing " ▁plan , ▁and ▁at ▁Ro ose vel