The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
EVENTS ABROAD
MAY INFLUENCE
US. ELECTIONS
kaiser's Action and Ver-
sailles Decision Looked
Upon as Factors.
TIE IN SENATE POSSIBLE
Democrats Say Wilson's Plea
Is Now Proving a Benefit
to Their Party.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-With only
one day intervening before election
day and with official election predic-
tions all in, the diplomatic situation
still gives both sides the shivers to-
night. In the tenseness of the situa-
tion and the uncertainty injected by
the tendency of such tremendous
questions now being determined
abroad the problem is absolutely
unique In American politics.
Is the Versailles conference about
TO give sort of Endorsement to Presi-
dent Wilson's plea to American voters
for a partisan Democratic Congress?
VIII the Kaiser abdicate by Tuesday.
and II so, how will 1t affect the minds
Of voters? These are questions which
are being heard everywhere here to-
day.
The oldest and shrewdest politi-
clans confess themselves unable to-
prophesy. Incidentally, some for the
first time in their lives refuse to bet
Il nickel on the result.
With conditions standing exactly as
they are, the Republicans are abso-
lutely confident that they are to carry
the House by comfortable margin
and also are bold enough tonight to
lay claim to the Senate by two or four
votes. The Republicans assert that
the Presidents appeal is responsible
for their confidence; that the UNDER
tow from this is rapidly carrying the
Democratic party out to sea,
Democrats See Trend Turned.
Democrats AT national headquarters
here insist that while the first reac-
tion of the country to the Presidents s
appeal was not in their favor exactly.
1t has been getting It's grip in the last
few days on the voters on account of
the trend of international develop
ments and that on Tuesday 1t is TO
carry them to victory.
The Democrats fail to come down
to cases in their claims. The Repub-
licans do. Whether or not any Sig
nificance Is to be attached to this is
a problem, yet 1t is to be recalled that
the winning campaign for the Presi-
dency by the Democrats In 1916 was
predicated upon just the same sort of
ineoherence, while the Republicans
laid claim TO the greatest accuracy by
their organization.
II became clear to-day that President
Wilson does not intend to issue any
more appeals. In some quarters some
Significance was attached to this as IN
dicating that possibly the President had
reason to feel confident some deyeiop'
ment abroad would perform the service
better than his own typewriter
The Democratic campaign managers
began their last drive to-day by insert
ing in newspapers from one end OF th'
country to the other a full page adver
tisement OF the Presidents appeal sur
rounded by the appeals from Republican
statesmen uttered in behalf OF mckinney
In 1898 and Lincoln in 1864.
Wilson Appeal in "Ads."
This advertisement was captioned II
then, why not now." and at the bottom
OF II, Let him finish the Job"
The last Cabinet officer to be hear'
from to-day was Attorney-Genera
Gregory with n ratification OF the Presi
DENTS appeal for Democratic Congress
Mr. Gregory based his argument on TN
need for solidarity OF command, makini
the success o. the concentration OF tn
power Of military direction In the hand
Of Marshal Foch an example OF the sor
Of concentration needed by America II
meeting the exigencies Of the hour. MI
Gregory said:
"The President IL not only the Com
mander in Chief of the Army ant
Navy of the United States, but !
charged with the responsibility and con
troll OF our diplomatic relations. While ]
requires the necessary vote by the sen
ate TO ratify treaties OF peace. the term
OF these treaties are negotiated by tn
Executive and cannot be negotiate
otherwise II his life be spared he an
not another will for the next two year
under the commission issued him by ou
people Lead the United States throug
war to a peace that Is worth while.
'The terms on which he demand
peace are we'll known and generally ap
proved. His appeal for the continuanc
~ an undivided Government Is not a re
lection upon Republicans, but an AZ
zeal 10 loyal men of all parties to unit
- support OF the measures they approx
md to see that Congress Is so organize
IS to support these measures. d
ed military leadership cost the .AIEe
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