questions 1 through 9 refer to the following. (the following passage is excerpted from a speech delivered by a united states statesman in 1930.) there is the league of nations, which has been functioning for ten years and which, i am sure, has been most beneficial in adjusting many difficult international problems; the pact of paris; arbitration treaties; conciliation treaties; and the court of international justice, and i might add that commendable progress has been made toward reduction of armament. each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. it is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented. it is not my intention today to discuss the pact of paris, which has passed into history; perhaps i should not say it has passed into history, but has been cemented in the foundations of the nations organic law, as a solemn pledge not to go to war for the settlement of their disputes - a pledge which was entered into voluntarily and backed by the united sentiment of the people of the world and one which i am convinced the nations intend to carry out in absolute good faith. it was inspired by the determination of peoples not to be again afflicted with the horror of such an appalling catastrophe. it was inspired by the memory of devastated lands, ruined homes, and the millions of men and women sacrificed in that awful struggle. it was not an ordinary treaty entered into to serve some temporary advantage, like treaties of amity or alliances; it was a sacred promise between all nations and to all peoples of the world not to go to war for the settlement of their differences, to use a common phrase, to \outlaw\ war, to make it a crime against the law of nations so that any nation which violates it should be condemned by the public opinion of the world. in the fifth sentence of the first paragraph ( here is the league of nations... reduction of armament\), the author comments on the age and effectiveness of the league of nations primarily to a why the first world war motivated world leaders to form alliances b why current measures may not indefinitely forestall another outbreak of war c its relevance to his argument regarding advances in peace - preservation efforts d its significance as an exception to his generalization about human institutions

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questions 1 through 9 refer to the following. (the following passage is excerpted from a speech delivered by a united states statesman in 1930.) there is the league of nations, which has been functioning for ten years and which, i am sure, has been most beneficial in adjusting many difficult international problems; the pact of paris; arbitration treaties; conciliation treaties; and the court of international justice, and i might add that commendable progress has been made toward reduction of armament. each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. it is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented. it is not my intention today to discuss the pact of paris, which has passed into history; perhaps i should not say it has passed into history, but has been cemented in the foundations of the nations organic law, as a solemn pledge not to go to war for the settlement of their disputes - a pledge which was entered into voluntarily and backed by the united sentiment of the people of the world and one which i am convinced the nations intend to carry out in absolute good faith. it was inspired by the determination of peoples not to be again afflicted with the horror of such an appalling catastrophe. it was inspired by the memory of devastated lands, ruined homes, and the millions of men and women sacrificed in that awful struggle. it was not an ordinary treaty entered into to serve some temporary advantage, like treaties of amity or alliances; it was a sacred promise between all nations and to all peoples of the world not to go to war for the settlement of their differences, to use a common phrase, to \outlaw\ war, to make it a crime against the law of nations so that any nation which violates it should be condemned by the public opinion of the world. in the fifth sentence of the first paragraph (	here is the league of nations... reduction of armament\), the author comments on the age and effectiveness of the league of nations primarily to a why the first world war motivated world leaders to form alliances b why current measures may not indefinitely forestall another outbreak of war c its relevance to his argument regarding advances in peace - preservation efforts d its significance as an exception to his generalization about human institutions

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# Brief Explanations:
The author in the passage is commenting on the League of Nations and its role in peace - preservation. The reference to the "age and effectiveness" of the League of Nations in the fifth sentence of the first paragraph is related to how relevant it is to the author's argument about advances in peace preservation. The League of Nations is being evaluated in terms of its continued importance and ability to contribute to peace in the context of the author's overall stance on preventing war.
# Answer:
C. its relevance to his argument regarding advances in peace preservation

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