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Show Governor Albert Ritchie of Maryland, Mary-land, Democrat, has added his voice to those who are insisting that the United States Senate, before passing a resolution adhering to the World Court, be very careful that the resolution reso-lution commits us to no foreign irP-volvements. irP-volvements. In- a speech at Chicago recently Governor Ritchie said: ''We must all recognize America'! interest in world peace and its place in world-wide affairs. But before we join any world court or international internation-al league, we must be more than sure that we are not in any way sacrificing sac-rificing any of our traditional rights of independence. "There should he sufficient reservations reser-vations and safeguards to insure no European interference in American affairs and traditions and to protect us against any entangling European alliances." The principal theme of Governor ! Ritchie's address was the preserva-j preserva-j tion of local government. The preservation preser-vation of human liberties, he declared, declar-ed, was a question of greater importance impor-tance than all such questions as the world court, tariff and disarmament. |