The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-07
War in Europe Will Effect Fall Elections
 Foreign Conditions Will Favor Democrats

Chicago Herald: The possible eff feet oI the war in Europe upon the political situation in America at the po1s next November is expressing the attention of the politicians.
 l. formed one of the chief subjects of deliberation at the meeting of the Republican state chairmen from six states held in Chicago a few days ago It was discussed analytically by William F. MeCombs, Demo cratic national chairman. on his scouting trip to Chicago, and just now it is a favorite topic among the local parties.
 Keeping ih eye the congressional elections in November, when the Wilson administration will go be fore the electors of the country for an indorsement of its policies and performances. the Republicans appear to find little room for con solation in the crisis in Europe.
 They reason that if the war af- fleets American politics at all the Democrats will be the beneficiaries. Even the time-honored attacks upon the Democratic tariff, upon which the G. 0. r. has been largely bas- ing it's campaign for seats in con gress, may lose their force and a new stock of ammunition will have to be laid in.
 POSSIBLE VIEWS OF VOTERS.
 In general, the ideas over which the politicians are pondering may be reduced to the following:
 War calamities in Europe will make President Wilson's peaceable solution of the Mexican troubles stand out all the more sharply by contrast. Democrats surmise that this will strengthen popular approv- al of the Mexican policy and reflect itself in the voting. Many Republi- cans indulge in similar conjectures.
 Chaos in Europe will affect in dustrial conditions throughout the world America is the one great na- tion that has no occasion for alarm. The voters, regardless of any other cons ideratiOn, may come 10 the con cluson that to change the complex ion of congress in November would be to invite catastrophe. The el- ectors may apply the injunction, Sit Tight. Don't Rock the Boat to the congressional elections.
 President Wilson may prove 10 be the great mediator in the Euro pean conflict His prestige and pop ularity might be so increased through successful performance in this humanitarian role that the Demo cratic party would be the Sainer in the congressional contests. Even if his office of mediation were not accepted by the warning nations be- fore election day comes, his prompt offer of services and the further endeavors the administration will make in the direction of mediation will all aid the party.
 The premonition that Europe's ad- versity may prove Americas Oppor- tunity may influence the voting. In the building of merchant marine through amended maritime laws, in the demand for food surplus at high prices, in the rapid develop ment of commerce, Republicans dis cern possibilities that may knock tie tariff arguments with which they are primed into a cooked hat, On the other hand they conjecture around such unemployment as may exist in the Un4ted States will be attributed in the popular mind to conditions in Europe so that it will not prove much of campaign charge against the Democrats.
 It may appear cold -blooded to ap- ply all this to the world of party politics, but at present as the poli- ticians view it, the situation bids fair to be largely dominated in No. vember by conditions arising direct ly out of the war in Europe.
 STUDY CAMPAIGN COST LAW.
 Candidates for senator and rep resentative in congress are studying the federal corrupt practices act. Following charges from Lawrence B.. Stringer's headquarters that ''la- wish expenditure of money" was characteriZing the candidacy of Roger c. Sullivan, the managers of the latter declared that they would be we'll within the limit allowed by the law Other candidates for sena- tor and for representative at once interested themselves in the law to ascertain what limitation it plac- ed upon their campaigns.
 The act passed in 1910, as amend DI