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Newton D. Baker vs Albert C. Ritchie
| Issue | Newton D. Baker | Albert C. Ritchie |
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| Federal responsibility for relief | — | States' rights and business-led recovery — no federal intervention in relief directional_stancenot_applicable Keep relief a state, local and private responsibility; urge programs sponsored by the business community; refuse RFC loans (Maryland took none until mid-1933). |
| League of Nations and international organizations | Do not make the League of Nations a party issue; no entry until a majority of Americans approve specific_pledgenot_applicable Having long advocated American membership in the League, Baker declared (January 26, 1932) that he would not favor a League plank and would not put the United States in the League until convinced a majority approved. |
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| National Prohibition | — | Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as a matter of states' rights specific_pledgenot_applicable Repeal national Prohibition and return liquor control to the states; Maryland had refused to enact a state enforcement act. |
| European war debts and reparations | Entry into the World Court and cancellation of the war debts (the record that made him 'politically unpopular') directional_stancenot_applicable American adherence to the League Court and cancellation of the European war debts, positions Baker had advocated publicly before 1932. |
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