Evening star., 1916-11-09
N, NOT WAR,
ENGROSSES LONDON
Results of American BaII0ting
Watched by People of
All Walks.
N ywASHTNGTON.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 9-The Ameri-
can elections occupy leading positions
in both the news and editorial col
umns of the London papers this morn
ing. and the war news finds itself
crowded into secondary position for
the first time since the outbreak of the
war.
The papers devote from one to hve
columns to what they call the "Ameri-
can election puzzle" Some of the edi-
torials stretch into nearly two columns
in an endeavor to explain the why's
and wherefores of the dramatic finish to
the campaign. In the streets. hotels
and clubs little else but the election
was discussed today. and the bulletin
boards were scanned by eager crowds
in search, not Of war communiques.
but Of the latest election news.
Man in Street Interested.
IT Ia evident, as the morning papers
point out. that this presidential con-
test has been followed with more in
terest in Great Britain than any since
the republic was founded. and that the
man in the street has, as never before,
made himself acquainted with the Is.
sues involved and the personalities OK
the candidates.
The editorials generally emphasize,
as thew have repeatedly during the
mast two months. that the election.
whatever it's issue, is not likely TO AZ
feet to any marked degree the foreign
policy OF the United States or IT'S atti-
tude toward the war. Thus the Tunes,
LIT,
views OF President Wilson and Mr..
Hughes on domestic politics. says:
"But. whatever the course OF Amer
tca's domestic politics and whoever ner
President we trust and ihs De1ne a,,es the the ie.
gitimate support. moral and material
which she has afforded them through-
out the war
Worthy of the Historic Times
The Daily News says:
1.-The election of 1916 has clothed it.
self with characteristics worthy Of the
historic times in which it has fallen.
In it's sustained uncertainty 1t has car
r;ed to a fitting climax the alternating
vicissitudes of the campaign. One fact
remains certain, namely, with the nelo
shared by two candidates OF honor ana
inteerity a President of honor and In
tegrity will necessarily rule at the
White House during the next quadren-
mum as in the past quadrenniun"
Deep Interest in Paris.
PARIS, November 9.-The American
election is being followed with the deep
est interest, the news having the place
of honor in most morning papers. The
commentators. mindful of the dramatic
surprise of yesterday when the suppos-
ediy certain Hughes victory was turned
into a possible defeat. are rsluctant to
commit themselves The majority OF the
Comment il similar to that Of Stephen
Pichon in the Petit Journal. who ex-
presses the beE< that the victory OF
either candidate will have little effect on
American policy as far as the big ques-
tions interesting France are concerned.
It IL also pointed out that the present
az will remain In power in
any event until March and that many
things may happen between now and
then.
The Matin remarks that while VIC
tory for Mr.. Hughes might mean a more
vigorous international policy. It would
also mean q protectionist regime. The
Matin comments that this change, while
In time Of war, might b
HwkWard for French business interests On
the return Of peaca. -