Why did the republican henry cabot lodge refuse to ratify the league of nations? is it a-lodge believed article 10 of the covenant infringed on the united states' power to declare war, if necessary, and expand its territories. b-lodge was offended that president wilson had only selected one republican to join his delegation to the versailles peace conference. c-lodge felt the league of nations weakened the united states' global power and gave too many liberties to european nations or d-lodge thought president wilson's ideas about world order, as presented in his league of nations draft agreement, weren't realistic