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Wanganui Chronicle, 7 November 1950, Page 5

extend in some degree to the vast circle of radio listeners and television spectators throughout the United States.

“The Democrats are very hopeful this effect will add many votes to their candidates,” says the correspondent. “Republicans are fearful this hope may a have good basis.” Mr Truman had left the campaign oratory to the Vice-President, Mr Alben Barkley, and others. His “frankly partisan” address came late. The Republicans, Mr Harold Stassen and Senator Robert Taft, had quickly followed the President on the radio and television to challenge every point.

The Democrat campaign managers are more hopeful than the Republicans of the voting consequences of this speech-making. The Democrats believed the recent steady successes of the United Nations forces in Korea persuaded many critics of America’s Far Eastern policy to change their minds. Now, the sudden turn of the battle conceivably could strongly outweigh this advantage. Using this theory, Republican arguments on Far Eastern policy, particularly its conIduct by Mr Acheson, would regain I some or all of the strength taken | from them by the Korean victories, comments the correspondent.