Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-20
Commissioner Waldo Fails to
Have Customary Blue Coat
Squad at Station 10 Furnish
Usual Protection.
SLIGHT TO Mr.. TAFT
MADE INTENTIONALLY
Chief Executive On Flying Visit
to Metropolis Spoke in De-
Tense Of Pending Arbitration
Treaties.

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IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wlre. ]
New York, Dec. l9.--The president
of the United states travelled through
New York streets tonight without "a
police escort, such as has been Gus
tomariiv assigned for his protection
during his visits here. Just what
caused the omission of the usual pro-
visions to safeguard the nation =
head had not developed late tonight.
The fact remains. however, that
when President Taft arrived al 6.SA
o'clock tonight at the Pennsylvania
terminal on two days visit to this
city not a blue-coatcd employe Of the
city was in sight. The presidential
party was forced to make its way to a
waiting automobile. separated from
the crowd only by ten colored porters
whom the station master hastily
pressed into service.
Unescorted the president went t.
the home of his brother Henry w
Taft, in West 4Sth street There the
sight OF police officers detailed fui
duty with the party was had The
detachment was made up OF three bi-
cycle policemen. on his former visits
ten policemen on wheels had been as
/ signed to travel with him, and ten pa
! trClmen TO handle the crowd at the
railway station.
Two bicycle policemen accompanied
the president on his drive 10 the Eco
nomic club dinner at the Hotel Astor
where ne was to deliver an address
and later escorted him to Brooklyn
To attend the NeV England Society
dinner at the Academy Of Music and
the Brooklyn Young Mems ftepuiii.
can club dinner
l.. G.. Wheeler, a member OF the
secret service force, made the usua
request this morning fer an escort fol
the president and 1t had been un-
derstood that the customary guard
would be furnished
It was stated tonight, however, that
Police Commissioner Waldo, when
asked for the escort replied that IN
his opinion no greater guard was
needed for the protection or the
president here than for the mayor OF
the city. and that no greater one
would be furnished on this occasion
He considered the president no bet
ter than the mayor. the commissioner
was reported as having declared,
President Taft made his first ad
dress of the evening before the
Economic club whore he spoke In de-
fense of the pending arbitration
| treaties"
The president had considerable to
say about what the senate calls It's
| prerogatives.
II like to remind my friends, the
senator's" he said, chat their pow.
ors or preroGatives or whatever name
YOU NAV give to the faculties thai
| they get from the constitution, are
not any more sacred than is the pow
er Of the executive--because the
/ source of the power In each case Is
| the constitution and in respect to for.
| eign matters the executive has the
| advantage Of the senate little ii
| that the senate cannot begin to ac
until the executive shall sHy II may
| In other words the initiative IN for
/ eign matters is with the executive
The president said that II tn,
/ treaties with England ana France
could be concluded he had no doub
| that they could be made with manl
/
with manv other nations then those
nations could be induced to make
| them with each ether
with the clause in tho tfcHtie,
| that nothing could be done of hos
tile character Until year after th'
| international dispute arose, the presl-
dent said there would be mighty few
wars. He concluded with the aprqn
! that in justice to the great mass o.
plain people the senate and All in au
! thority olght TO conclude the treaties
| If there is any doubt on the con
stitutional question, he thought i
ought 90 be resolved in favor of "oul
stepping forward as a nation witt
1 the power, the wealth, the fortune
ana the opportunity that God hai
| given us to help along the mOVemen
of Christian progress toward perna
nent peace
His political speech. the CHIEF ad
dress Of the evening, was made be
fore the Young Mems Republican
club of Brookklyn, where he told IN
Iaudience that although there cam'
tunes when the old party seems
little weak ana staggers from blow
received from the inside and out, it
principles are strong enough whel
the issue is drawn, to carry out tn
/ government
The president made his reference
to The party seeming littlc weak
at the outset OF his remarks.
THE republican party has show
itself willing and will show itsel
able. he continued, "to meet the re
SpOnsibility thrust upon 1t. The Am