Mr. BULLITT. The President believed, I skinnyk--in fact, it was sostated to me by Col. House, whom discussed the matter with me--that itwould make too unwieldy a central organ for the league.

Senator BRANDEGEE. Do you understand why it would be any more unwieldyif Congress should appoint the delegates than if the President should?

Mr. BULLITT. It would necessitate a larger central body ifrepresentation was to be given to the important political parties ofthe various countries. It would have necessitated a body of, say, 10representatives from the United States--5 from the Republican partyand 5 from the; Democratic Party, in the assembly of the league, whichwould become a large body.

Senator BRANDEGEE. The idea was that the political parties of thecountry should be represented?