Travis, commander of the Texian forces at the Battle of the Alamo, to settlers in Mexican Texas. The letter is renowned as a "declaration of defiance" and a "masterpiece of American patriotism", and forms part of the history education of Texas schoolchildren.
"Its purpose was to act as a forum for solving international problems": Its main goal was to avoid conflicts between nations, as they have previously proved to be costly.
"President Woodrow Wilson proposed its formation in his Fourteen Points.": During his address in Congress on January 8th, 1918, President Wilson suggested the creation of this intergovernmental organization.
"The US Congress never ratified its charter.": Despite Wilson efforts to promote the League, US Congress would never ratify the proposal and the United States never effectively joined.
