Few Changes Likely In Foreign Policy

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27499, 5 November 1954, Page 13

Few Changes Likely In Foreign Policy

(Rec. 10 p.m.) LONDON; November 3. Diplomatic quarters in London believe the Democrats’ successes in the United States elections will have little influence on President Eisenhower’s foreign policies.

One effect might be to save the President from “looking over his shoulder” at the Kight Wing Kepublicans quite so much in determining Far Eastern policy. The Western programme for Europe, hammered out at the London and Paris conferences, will go forward unaffected. Bipartisan American support for this is already assured, it is be'*Th? importance attached by Mr Adlai Stevenson to the need for more liberal United States trade practices might make it easier for Mr Eisenhower to carry out his wish to remove some restrictions along the lines suggested by the Randall Commission earlier this year, it is thought. In Bonn Dr. Adenauer said he believed the outcome of the con-, gressional elections '‘will change nothing in United States foreign policy“The Times’* said in a leading article: “Neither party won a decisive victory, but with the Democrats once again clearly advancing and with at Presidency in the prospect fs for ‘ *aTit would b? X to r«kon that dhe Democratic success .would make no difference to American foreign policy. It would be foolish to expect that the official policy towards China would change by more than imperceptible degrees or that American trade policy

■ would suddenly shbw the liberalism . it enjoined on other nations. The "Financial Times” commented: ’ “One conclusion from the vote is that ■ the Democrats are still the majority party of the United States. Most observers 'are agreed that the Repub- ! licans were saved from rout by the 1 last-minute campaign conducted by the ’ President. Results for the House and ■ State Governors suggested that the ' Democrats have greater strength locally, but it is not clear that Mr ’ Eisenhower has lost any real popular 5 support nationally.” 1 The “Daily Express,” in a leading ’ article headed: “Either way, Britain ; is a winner,” said: "Britain looks upon ’ the outcome with intense interest and 1 with equanimity. She is a friend and ally of the whole American nation, not of either of its two great rival parties. ■ And the conviction is complete that ; however fiercely the electoral struggle may rage in the Republic, Britain will > find in Washington the friendship of : which she is proudest and the alliance ■ on which she most confidently relies.” t The “News Chronicle” said: "From f the rather confusing election results ’ in America, one point seems to emerge: there has been a rebuff for President t Eisenhower—even though it is not so much a direct rebuff as a muffled blow. > His press conference today found him . subdued and thoughtful.” ? The "News Chronicle” added: “The I results show that the worst excesses of i the anti-Communist fever in the r United States seem to be passing.”