THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 2079

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to send
copies of this Joint Resolution to the Honorable David G.
Mclntosh, Director of Civilian Defense in this State and to the
Maryland Chiropractic Association.

Approved March 14, 1951.

No. 4
(House Joint Resolution 4)

House Joint Resolution to repeal Joint Resolution No. 1 of
1943 and Joint Resolution No. 26 of 1949, and to reverse
the position of the State of Maryland on said Joint Reso-
lution. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION TO CLARIFY THE
POSITION OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND WITH RE-
GARD TO THE PARTICIPATION BY THE UNITED
STATES IN A WORLD ORGANIZATION AND TO RE-
PEAL JOINT RESOLUTION No. 1 OF 1943 AND JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 26 OF 1949.

Whereas, an attempt is being made to merge the sover-
eignty of the United States into an International Federa-
tion known as "World Government", based upon the follow-
ing principles and including the following powers: (1) a
world legislature to enact all laws necessary to carry out
the functions delegated to the world federal government;
(2) a world executive agency to administer and enforce the
laws; (3) world courts to interpret the constitution and
laws, and to try and to sentence law breakers; (4) world
law would be enforceable directly upon individuals; (5) the
world federal government would have authority to raise
dependable revenue under direct taxing powers independent
of national taxation; (6) to assume the present National
debt of member nations; and (7) to take over all the gold
reserves and regulate the currency of member nations. This
is briefly the proposed program. Many organizations sup-
porting the idea of a Federated World Government claim
that they wish to work toward that end through the United
Nations, but their literature, their articles, and their
speeches contradict any such evolutionary idea; we find

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