The sun., 1910-02-09
BlNKERs MEET AT DrNNER.
". y. Burns Tells Them That Cashiers Are
the Real Detectives.

The New York chapter OF the American
Institute OF Bankers after a banquet at
the Astor last evening heard meny words
on msny topics, some words on liars end
more on how TO be good. end the diners
paid as close attention as ct sny other
time when they heard that bank tellers
were the real detectives so far "a counter
feiters are concerned. Nearly 500 men
sat down 10 the dinner. which was pre-
sided over by President Roscndale OF the
New York chapter. Mr.. RosendAle said
that the New York chapter should be the
biggest in the United States. but that 1t
was only the seoond biggest. although
there had been something like go AOces-
sions to the membership during the year.
The institute, he said. was an offshoot OF
the American Bankers Association, whose
president, Lewis e. Piers0n. he introduced
az the FIRST speaker.
Mr.. Pierson said
Our association does not believe this
country should be committed TO SO i'm
portant a proposition IS postal savings
banks merely to redeem party pledge
hastily conceived In opposition to the
guarantee OF bank deposits plank In the
platform OF an opposing party. The voters
who returned the Republican party to
power cast their votes for the Administra-
tion now in once because they believed
that the affairs Of the country would be
safe In its hands. They took no time
nor had they any opportunity thoroughly
to study and understand the effect on the
Governments finances and the country
at large OF a postal savings bank system.
ls IL not therefore reasonable and proper
that ample opportunity should be given
to thorough discussion and consideration
OF this subject. following In it's proper
place the coming report of the Monetary
Commission before positive action is taken
on so vital a matter, which Ia bound to
affect the Governments own hnances,
and to more or less degree every i'm
portant interest throughout the country?
The Rev. DIR. Aked told OF the deadly
accuracy OF the American press as he
had observed 1t ON the occasion OF a re-
cent speech at Des Molnes. when he was
obliged TO cease speaking owing to o
Thunderstorm, and when he read in the
local papers the next morning the head
lines Crowds hear the English speaker
dience highly pleased" Which led An
drew Mclean OF Brooklyn to observe
that it was regrettably true that the press
was not always so accurate 40 on the
occasion described by DR.. Aked, where
upon there was uproarious applause.
Robert H. Roy OF the Kings county
District Attorneys office talked about
Our Friends the Liars He said that
while some men lied for one reason or
sa tas cn PS. s1pf
said. -peddled his perjuries' where the
market invited The professional experts
were likely to say that they only expressed
an opinion. But the man who under
oath viii express an no opinion I.n dishonestly
at misrepresentinR facts that come before
him."
In introducing the next and last speaker
on the programme President Rosendale
said that .since the Pinkertons broke
their contract" the Bankers Association
Burns to take up the important work Of
the banks that the other agency had
formerly done. Mr.. Burns supported
what preceding speakers had said about
civic corruption. especially singing out
the Rev. DR.. Aked, who had spoken OF the
thieves at their throats.
He added: Prom my twenty years
experiences a. an investigator in the
secret service l will say that the system
10 the same from one END OF the country
to the other. and that 4 z not the poorer
placed people who require educating
In the direction OF curing the condition
complained Of in the cities.
Turning to his own profession and the
subject assigned to him Of counter
feitinR Mr. Burns said Don't you be-
heve the widespread notion that detec-
tives are possessed OF some mysterious
power. That's all buncombe. A ten
year-old child usually can do all We can Of
that sort Detectives only apply to their
business the common sense that other
prople do 20 theirs. Az to countsrfeits
the bank tsliers are the real detectives.
We only follow along the lines OF their
discoveries-