In the spring of 1946, he participated in the final meetings of the League at Geneva, ending his speech with the sentence: "The League is dead; long live the United Nations!"
1946年春、彼は81歳の時にジュネーヴで開催された最後の国際連盟総会に出席し、彼の結びのスピーチ"The League is dead; long live the United Nations!