On Tuesday in the United States the elections took place
for one-third of the Senate and for the whole House of Representatives. It would puzzle even an American to say what was the main issue of the electoral campaign. The difference between Republicans and Democrats has tended for many years past to become less marked, and, apart from the international question whether America should enter the World-Court, the elections turned upon local issues. The Republicans were able to point to a period of great prosperity, and they naturally asked to be rewarded as the organizers of success. But this claim did not by any means obliterate the annoyance, which is increasing, against the tariff. The prosperity is, of course, in the industries. of the towns ; the farmers are by no means happy. The attempts to test public feeling about Prohibition were interesting but could not be decisive. Six States out of the eight which held Referendums voted for a modifi- cation of Prohibition. New York State and Illinois were among those which voted " wet." But these State Referendums, though they are very significant, do -not yet place the Volstead Act in serious danger.
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