The Wilmington morning star., 1942-03-12
Clapper
Watches Washiingto,
ON CLAPPER's AFRICAN rn,-

Not only is Raymond CJsr.l MP
writer who insists on thintin1 '
himself. He is as We'll ono :, 'o'
when v, critical events inDen5 +..;, *.o
it necessary to his wor,. 'Ve-s
for himself. -" 70 See
In doing his WASHINGTON
it has been his practice r.. 'u.1aa
as a presidential or Other -, r:, Eea'S,
election of importance apnro..| r,,:.92aI
to travel about the co,Jrtr,. r, Oacaei,
cover at first hand what " c!S.
were thinking about the cs,g;9-e gso9-e
or the issue. While hiS '.,~.oais
OF information in Washirg,S..' ,S.''csS
exceptional and his poIiti..t , 5'e
quaintanceships matched br. Va a.
OF few other commentator, ~3e
deemed it always wisest =, q las
pare news and impression, ~ y'm'
hlm with what he might ,.5 gwen
hear and learn ron persoss, nd
servation. He checks bis ,'', ~. o.,
facts as carefully as he vs..sI ,@s
his conclusions from them "T,s1S ign
by so doing can he feel o.s. Ua-y
that his comment is sound 't,a.A t.a
the ground up. ' ''OM
Last summer CIapper va,,
Britain to look things ovor s~' !, %
perceived that upon events IN IN mt ne
rope rather than upon those - ~. Nv
hinged the next developmeTr4a. asse
the United States. He chose .2 I'm
land as the most advantageoNs rrs. -,.s
to put an ear to the groun5 WSo. ~.
ne learned there he put ir.n y D',
series of special dispatches. ,.'''
They made newspaper btsto-y
Life magazine declared the w. %os.
of the most distinguished rioa.. o
of Journalism since the war y''tIS W.
gan Newspaper readers foo5oi va
edltors offices with letters Of Az.
claim and editors in turn cor, ~
graduated Clapper. WIZ
Now the columnist is vnder,.
ing a second trip abroad. this ti~a inr
to Cairo. There. in the heart Of |
Middle East, he believes is IA bo
decided the destiny Of the worS
and more particularly that of
America, for the next many Years
AS he views the situation + is
toward Suez that both Germsny
and Japan are driving, seeking "a /
cut the Eastern Hemisphere off I
at the waist and so to immobI.e
every Allied power above it, An
If the Axis should gain its ain.
this country will be desperatev
pressed, even with the best aid
the British empire can give to
survive.
Upon the facts Of foreign affairs
as upon those Of our own nation
Clapper is COMPREHENSIVE and
expertly informed. He knows the
disposition of the armies and their
strength, the character of the men /
who command them, the military
problems they face, the economics |
and race and politics of the coun.
tries where the fighting now is /
taking place or soon will take I
place. But so seriously does Clap.
per regard the world outlook TO.
day that ne thinks it imperative !
to enlarge and test the accuracy
of his own ample fund of facts
by means of his own eyes and
ears.
What Clapper observes and what
he thinks Of it will compose his
columns for the next month and
half or two months. War con-
ditions of travel make uncertain
the exact date when the first of
his dispatches from the Middle
East will appear, But the Star
expects to start receiving Clap
per's copy from Cairo within the
next few days. From then On,
readers may count upon series
of daily articles of immediate and
memorable importance and inter-
| est