11 April 1919: The Racial Equality Clause—The Japanese delegation proposed the League Covenant guarantee equal treatment of all League member's nationals; opposition was chiefly from Australia & the United States, both of which forbade Asian immigration; the majority of commissioners supported Japan's proposal, but were unilaterally overruled by the chairman, U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.
Lest we forget.
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