AMERICA’S NEW POLICY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1043, 24 December 1912, Page 3

AMERICA’S NEW POLICY.

GOOD FEEDING TO NEW

ZEALAND

New York, Nov. 28

The sweeping victory of the Democratic party at the elections in November, when Mr Woodrow Wilson, at present Governor of New Jersey, was elected to the Presidency of the United Stales, has not, in any detrimental way affected Wall Street. Prices were considerably higher ou change the day after the election, and but for the European war cloud, which is breaking up, the market would have shown considerable advance, as the United States is blessed with the most bounteous crops in the nation's history, and tire trade of the nation is the most active iu many years. WaU Street really discounted this great change, as is the custom of the “street” in all vital matters, because Mr Wilson’s nation - wide popularity and strength and fitness for the high office were winning out iu a most marked degree. So pronounced was this pre election outcry that the New York Herald was able to publish a most wonderful election forecast ou November 8, two days before the election, by sending representatives to different sections of 31 States, and secured a “straw vote” of favourite candidates polling over 400,000 separate and tabulated votes obtained by their men at the expense of many thousands of dollars.

The incoming of President Wilson’s Administration means a great deal to Australia and New Zealand. For lb years there has not been a change of conditions in the United States, as affecting these Dominions of the South Pacific, but now matters will be changed, and New Zealand and Australia will have an opportunity to get in closer touch, and on more equitable terms, with the United States, in real reciprocal relations which are bound to prove mutually advantageous. The new President has high ideals of pubPc duty, and be enters on his work with clean hands. With President Wilson in the White House, exercising his true spirit of “charity to all and malice towards none,” and wiih a strong mind to carry out his plans. New Zealanders and Australi-.ns will find that the incoming newlyconstructed democracy will Und to their peace, prosperi.y, and further fraternal and commercial a'lia ces that are certain to work OIU mutually profitable. With ifie change will come the opening of the great Panama Canal iu l.bld, iLw ..am-, cmal for busiu«.aS in 1914, and *»’•> i-i.rge'it and m -t complete of International expo.sii.bus in Sau Francisco ia i9l The time is ripe for all to unite in one harmonious effort to bring about reciprocity and co operation between the United Slates —now untrammelled by party bosses—-and Australia and New z,eco.v... If thi., cun be

accomplished, New Zealand and Australia will have reason to be thankful for the triumph of the American democracy and the ascension of Governor Woodrow Wilson to the Presidency of the United States.