fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, nˈɔɪz sˈɔːt tə pɹəmˈoʊt ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ænd tə ɹiːɪstˈæblɪʃ hɑːɹmˈɑːnɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈɛntʃ ænd dʒˈɜːmən kˈɛmɪsts.
Following the First World War, Noyes sought to promote international understanding and to reestablish harmonic relations between French and German chemists.