Washington, Nov. 10. MERICAN policy in the Orient will be continued along substantially present lines despite the resurgence of Republican strength in Tuesday's elections, expert observers believed here today. America'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 by conservatives in Congress, but 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 efforts to reduce national expenditures and more careful study of national defence expenditures. Both. parties, however, are expected to carry national defence. planks in their 1940 presidential year campaign platforms and the President is expected to be supported in his present rearmament programme, The more partisan line-up in Congress is expected to make the solution of long standing problems regarding economic relations with the Philippines after Philippine independence in 1946 more difficult—United Press.
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