Henderson was British, raised in a poor family.
Whose future seemed linked to the Ironfounders’ industry,
He became a Member of Parliament and later Foreign Secretary,
And was known as the chief architect of disarmament activity:
At the League of Nation’s Disarmament Conference he excelled,
Until told that his party’s position at home had been lost.
Then he stayed at the Conference continuing to work, to sell
Disarmament forward, but by the end, the cost
Was a standstill. The Nobel Committee felt:
“The feeling of unease and desolation increases,
While rumors that Germany is arming are broadcast
To millions of anxious listeners,” not appeasing.
He preached disarming – and sanctions, with great haste.
They called him “the lonely man,” his “faculty” a quest.
June Edvenson 