s ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁Vers a illes ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁anti - Le ague ▁Republican ▁Warren ▁G . ▁Hard ing ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Clar ke ' s ▁public ▁pron oun c ements ▁gave ▁their ▁cause ▁a ▁new ▁life , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁organization , ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁Non - Part isan ▁Association . ▁ ▁Mode led ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁Union , ▁the ▁Association ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁aw aken ▁the ▁underlying ▁support ▁for ▁joining ▁the ▁League ▁that ▁its ▁found ers ▁believed ▁existed ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁mobil ize ▁it ▁to ▁overcome ▁the ▁opposition ▁to ▁League ▁participation . ▁Through ▁it , ▁Clar ke ▁quickly ▁emer ged ▁as ▁Wilson ' s ▁successor ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁League ▁membership . ▁ ▁Though ▁Clar ke ▁committed ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁cause ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁speaking ▁t ours , ▁he ▁soon ▁faced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁challeng es . ▁Exp end it ures ▁quickly ▁out p ac ed ▁the ▁Association ' s ▁fund ing , ▁with ▁limited ▁resources ▁squ ander ed ▁on ▁building ▁up ▁an ▁extensive ▁organization . ▁Though ▁Clar ke ▁organized ▁a ▁rest ruct uring ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁a ▁far ▁greater ▁problem ▁lay ▁in ▁his ▁under est imation ▁of ▁the ▁task ▁he ▁faced . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁Clar ke ' s ▁expect ations , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁lat ent ▁under current ▁of ▁support