League for Small and Subject Nationalities

The League sought the formation of a congress to ensure the equal representation of all nations in the Paris Peace Conference and in the post–World War I era.

[4] Point XIV: "A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.

Prominent guest speakers and attendees included the likes of William Isaac Hull, Harry Allen Overstreet, Samuel T. Dutton, Moorfield Storey, and Hamilton Holt.

Allegations of sedition and endorsement of the German war effort begat reluctance to associate with "pro-Hunism" and pacifism, even for oppressed and self-determinist movements.

Other speakers included Joseph D. Cannon, Patrick McCartan, Fan S. Noli, Lajpat Rai, Lincoln Steffens, Ivan Konigsberg, and W. E. B.

After correspondence with President Wilson, Howe attended the Paris Peace Conference, which failed to address the many ongoing calls for self-determination and decolonization.