The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03

ection of frontier states 160 }, population, power, wealth were linked intimately with the lives and careers not only of leaders of world nations but of the working people part of whose wages depends on American trade.
 Americans in Paris, London and other capitals of Europe, Asia and Africa, in South America, in coun- tries where 1t is spring now, in such American territories and de- pendencies as Alaska, Hawaii Puerto Rico the Philippines, the Virgin Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, the Midway Islands with their 35 population; Swain's Island and the Samoan group whose capital is Pago Pago, awaited the flash that would tell who was to be president for the four years beginning next January.
 Republics, Great Powers
 To the republics of South Amer ica, to the great powers -- Great Britain and the Empire, France, Japan and others - what was go- ing to happen was of immediate in terest.
 The news will be flashed all over the world, and to some countries there will be full election services.
 Stock market traders awaited the result because at the opening of markets Wednesday morning the election result will affect instantly the prices on the boards.
 Because an insular election CO., incided with the parent country's presidential election, there was a student drouth all over Puerto Rico. All liquor establishments closed at noon yesterday for 48 hours, and because nearly all restaurants serve liquor some homeless people went on Q pocket-sandwich diet.
 All Papers But One
 London newspapers, agreeing with one exception in their predictions of President Roosevelt's election, re- flected q general belief that the election means no startling change in American policy.
 The Times Washington corres- pondent, however. suggests that a vote of confidence in the President might prompt him to assume lead- ership In international affairs.
 The Daily Mall alone did not concede the Presidents probable election. It .S the chief newspaper organ of Lord Rothermere, and Is conservative.
 Newspaper Silent
 Berlin, Nov. 3.--(UP)-The Na2i party newspaper organ, Volkischer Bcobachtern, ignored the American presidential election today. Most other newspapers gave 1t first page display, and In general predicted President Roosevelts reelection.
 A typical analysis was that of the Lokalan2ieger in Q dispatch from August Halfeld, It's New York cor- respondent. He argued that so far as American middle classes, farmers, industrialists and Wall Street elements were concerned, the heances of President Roosevelt and Gov. Alfred M. Landon were equal.
 "The issue will be finally decid- cd" he continued. "by the vote of the workers, and the jobless, the majority of whom are expected to vote for Mir, Roosevelt. He ex- pressed the opinion that more farm CTS would vote republican than in l032, "inasmueh as MT Landon him- self represents the might farming state Of kansas."
 Predicts Roosevelt
 Berlin, Nov. 3-tUP)-Dr. Kurt Von Stutterheim. London corres- pondent of the Berliner Tageblatt, predicted a victory for President Roosevelt today In his dispatch on the American election.
 Pro Roosevelt sentiment has grown almost hourly in the last two weeks," stutterheim wrote. "oov. Landon shows signs in recent weeks that the terrific tempo of democratic propaganda and the tactical and or- atorical superiority of Mr. Roosevelt have broken him."
 Paris Papers For Him
 Paris, Nov. 3-tUP)-Newspapers were unanimous today in predicting the reelection of President Roose- welt, and in hoping that their pre- dictions were true because of their feeling that he understands Euro pean problems,
 Italy Keeps Quiet
 Rome, Nov. - (UP) - Italian newspapers published brief stories on inside pages of the American election today. but interest was slight and there was no comment and no indication of preferences or predictions.