Washington, Nov. 10.
[AMERICAN policy in the Orient will be continued along substantially present lines desi ite the resurgence of Republican strength in Tuesday's elections, expert observers believed here today. Americ: 's major policies toward the Orient have been largely hi-partisan, particularly regarding the maintenance of the "Open Door" in China and the American neutrality programme.
The Administration's policy in the Orient was not made an issue in the election campaign this year. The New Deal silver purchase programme, important to China, faces increasing criticism conservatives in. Congress, hi ut the need for strength in the mining states probably will forestall any Republican attempt to abrogate the present law, observers believed.
Observers believed the more conservative complexion of the new Congress would result in strenuous forts to reduce national expenditures land more careful study of national defence expenditures. 'Both "parties, however, are expeded to carry national defence planks in' their 1940 residential year campaign platforms and the President is expected to be supported in his present rearmament programme, The more partisan line-up in Con: gress is expected to make the solution of long standing problems regarding economic relations with thi Philippines after Philippine independ-fence in 1946 more diffcult.—United Press.
Third Presidential Term New York, Nov. 10, 'The abrupt swing of the nation' voters to the Republican Party last Tuesday gave the President good grounds on which to run for a third term in the White House in 1940, some political experts believed here today.
The President, it was pointed out, can either bolster the New Deal with additional left wing support, or form alliance with the bolting conservative Democrats in a compromise on New Deal policies. The election, it was pointed out, cut down promising Administration political timber and left the President still the strongest man in sight to head the New Deal ticket in 1940.
Business apparently was reassured by the Republican gains on Tuesday which restored the party to major status. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was lighter than yesterday, but most prices closed round the peak of yesterday's gains.
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