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Show IIOI 1 FOSDiGK RESffifJS FfiflM LEAGUE j Continued Lack of American , Decision Places Him in Em-i Em-i harassing Position WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (By the Associated Press.) Raymond B. Fos-dick, Fos-dick, under secretary-general of the League of National and American rep-i rep-i rescntatlves in the leaguo machinery so far, has resigned. His friends say that inasmuch as the league has not been accepted by the United States he did not feel he could continue. Mr. Fosdick announced his resignation resigna-tion in a cablegram to Sir Eric Druni-mond, Druni-mond, sucrelary general, saying: Under Secretary Embarrassed. "Now that the league of nntions is no longer a provisional organization, but has become established as a going concern, the continued lack of decision) as to America's course places me, personally, per-sonally, in a position of peculiar embarrassment. em-barrassment. To avoid any contusion or misunderstanding as lo my position as under-secretary-gencral, it seems best for me to tender my resignation, I do this with deep regret because I do not like to appear to be abandoning those with whom I have been associated associ-ated for the last few months just at the inomcnl when their responsibilities responsibili-ties and opportunities are becoming real. The league is approaching the I fcl I I I I ! ! I I .1 111 ,1 IT II IU- Mil Ull Ml II IK I I .1 L 1,11 point where it can begin to carry out the world's hopes for-dlsarmament, arbitration, ar-bitration, protection of backward peo-Iplo, peo-Iplo, furthering of international health projects and all other humanitarian issues upon which we have been work-ling work-ling for six months. I feel sure, however, how-ever, that you "will appreciate the reasons which havo led up to my decision de-cision and will recognize that if, as an American, I now feel forced to withdraw with-draw from official connection from the secretariat, it is not for lack of faith in tho league." Fosdick Brilliant Young Lawyer. Fosdick is a young lawyer who attracted at-tracted national attention during the term of Mayor Gaynor of New York by the manner in which he investigated investigat-ed municipal finances. During the war he was chairman of the commission commis-sion on training camp activities, and was appointed an under-secretary of the league "by Sir Eric Drummond last May. Ho represented the league in the sessions of the International labor conference in "Washington last November. Novem-ber. With Sir Eric and Jean Monet, the French under-secretary-general, he1 was a member of the cabinet of the! league. Under their general direction! a staff of experts selected from many countries has been working on tentative tenta-tive plans for disarmament mandates, protection of minorities, a court of international in-ternational justice and other instruments instru-ments provided by the covenant. Mr. Fosdick vil return to law practice. |