Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-20
No Police to
 Protect Taft
UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE IN NEW
 YORK LAST NIGHT
NO OFFICER IN SIGHT
Only Ten CoIored Porters For a Guard at the Pennsylvania Terminal-Po-
 lice Commissioner Waldo's Attitude.

New York. Dec. 19.-The president | of the United States travelled through | the streets of New York tonight with | out a police escort. such as has been | customarily assigned for his protec- | ton during his visits here Just what | caused the omission of the usual pro visions to safeguard the nations head | had not been officially developed up to a late hour tonight.
 No Protection at Station. The fact remains. however that ! when President Taft arrived at 6.35 | o'clock tonight at the Pennsylvania | terminal, on a two days visit to this | city. not a bluec0ated employe of the city was in sight. The presidential party was forced to make it's progress to the street and an awaiting automo- ten coIored porters who the station master had hastily pressed into ser vice.
 Three Bicycle Police Show Up. Unescorted. the president went to the home of his brother, Henry w. Taft, on West Forty eighth street. 1t was there that the first sight of a po- lice officer detail for duty with the party was had The detachment was made up of three bicycle policemen. 1 On his former visits ten policemen on wheels have been assigned to travel with him. and ten patrolmen to control the crowd which frequently gatherers at the railroad station on his arrival Same Escort to Brooklyn.
 The three bicycle policemen waited outside until the president appeared some time later. to go to the Econom- ic club dinner at the Hotel Astor, where he was to deliver an address and they accompanied him there. The same sized force formed his escort when he left the Astor house and a yfX fr1 Ggr.fso oI~1r the New England society dinner at the Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Young Mems Republican club dinner.
 Usual Request Made.
 J.. C. Wheeler. a member of the se- cret service force, made the usual re- quest this morning for an escort for the president and it had been under stood that the customary escort would be furnished It was stated tonight however, when asked for the escort, had replied that in his opinion no greater escort was needed for the pro- lection of the president here than for the mayor of the city when he travels about, and that no greater one would be furnished on this occasion.
 President No Better Than Mayor.
 He considered the president no bet ter than the mayor, the commissioner was reported to have declared.
 Waldo Makes Statement.
 Police Commissioner Waldo late to- night said:
 President Taft got the usual police protection. There were two motorcycle policemen assigned to be with him. and g number of plainclothes policemen and detectives were assigned to be in the station to meet him. The pIainclothes men probably were not readily recog- n'zed and that may account for the impression that the president had not Eeen given ample protection"
 Made There Speeches.
 President Taft completed here to- night round Of speaking engagements 1 three in number, in which he touched l on peace, politics and purftanism. His l political speech, which was scheduled ! to be the chief address of the evening was made before the Young Mems | Republican club of Brooklyn, where he | told his audience that although there | ce me times when the old party seems 1 a little weak and staggering from the l blows received from the inside and out | its principles are strong enough when | the issue Is drawn to carry on the gov | ernment-"
 Spoke on Peace.
 The presidents peace speech was | made before the Economic club where | he reiterated his well known argu- ments in support of the pending arbi- tration treaties. From there he was whirled to a dinner of the New Eng [ land society of Brooklyn. before whom he spoke in a humorous vein on his Puritan ancestry.
 At Young Mems Republican Club.
 Special interest attached to the --4s- ident's speech before the Young Mems Republican club owing to the organ ization's recent repudiation of the New Ycrk state leadership of William Barnes, Jr., but no reference was made | by the president to the situation As a matter of fact, it was said that one of the conditions Of the presidents ap- pearance before the club was that 1t should not be interpreted as in any way bearing upon the question one way oI the other.
 The president made his reference to the partys seeming a little weak at the outset of his remarks, which were not long.
 G. o. P. Has Shown Itself Able.
 The republican party has shown it. self able. and will show itself able" continued the president ito meet the responsibilities thrust upon it. The American people are not going to re- ject it for something so uncertain, so untried and divergent in its views as those trying to wrest power from it"
 Does Not Favor Playing Politics.
 T am not in favor of playing politics for the purpose of putting somebody or some party in a hole" he concluded. raising his voice and gesturing with emphasis. T am in favor of adopting T policy not to attract voters but for the purpose of putting that --'s~-- on the statutes and enforcing them for he benefit of the country. I do not believe in statesmen for platform pur- poses but in statesmen who will put a policy through that will do something for the country. not in those who keep saying they are goin~ to do some thing.
 Hopes to Get Good Laws Through. l>
 We have a democratic house and a lominally republican senate, and l aope I am a republican executive l cope we will manage to get some good avs passed. but if not we will have to c in issue with the other party and ask 1 he people to allow us to show that we 'till have the capaoity to do the best here is for the country