The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-20
NO POLICE ESCORT
FURNISHED TAFT
Usual Provisions to Safeguard
Nations Head Omitted i'll
New York.
RESPONSIBILITY NOT FIXED
In Three Addresses President
); Touches on Peace, Politics
and Puritanisnl.
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New York. December 1a.--Thc Pres
ident OF the United States travelled
through New York's streets Tonight
without police escort such as has
been customurlly ASSIGNED to: his pro-
lection during his visits here. Just
what caused the omission Of the usual
provisions to safeguard the nations
head had not been officially devel-
oped up TO u late hour t,-night. The
fact remained. however, that when
president Taft arrived at Gas o'clock
tonight at the Pennsylvania terminal
on two day visit to this city. no, n
blue coated employe Of The city was
III siSai.
The presidential party was forced
10 MAKE its way 10 Il WAITING auto
mobile separted from tho crowd only
by ten colorcd porters whom the sta
tionmastcr had hastily pressed into
service.
unescorted. the President went to
the home of his brother. Henry w.
Iaft on West Forty eighth Street.
There the first sight of police officers
detailed for duty with the party was
had The detachment was made up OF
two bicycle policemen. On his for
mcr visits ten policemen on wheels
mad been assigned to travel with him
and ten patrolmen to handle the crowd
at the railway station. The two bicy-
clc policemen accompanied the Prcsi
dent on his drive to the Economic
Club dinner at the Hotel hstor, where
he was to deliver an address, and later
escorted him to Brooklyn to attend
the New England Society dinner ut
the Academy or Music. and the Brook :
lynn Young Republican Club dinner.
l.. c. Wheeler, member OF The 50
cret service force, made the usual
request this morning for an escort for
the President. and it had been under
stood that the customary guartaAwould
be furnished. 1t was stated to- night.
however. that Police Commissioners
Waldo. when asked for the escort re :
Piled that In his opinion no greater
guard was necessary for the protec-
ton of the President here than for the
Mayor of tho city. and that no grenter
one would be furnished on this coca
sion. He considered the President no
better than the Mayor, the commission
or was reported as having declared.
Mikes Three speeches.
President Taft completed hero TO.
niEnt three speaking engagements in
which he touched on peace, politics
and Puritanism His political speech
was made before the Young Mems Re-
publican Club, of Brooklyn. whore he
NSNiai Su thul dtlnouSh tnere came
times when the old party seems a
httle weak and staggers from blows
received from the inside and out, its
principles arc strong enough, when the
issue is drawn to carry on the gov
crnmcnt." 80
The Presidents peace speech was
made before the Economic Club. where
he spoke in defense of tho pending
arbitration treaties lie next spoke at
q dinner of the New England society,
OF Brooklyn. before whom lie talked
In a humorous vein on his Puritan an
ccstry I''''
Until he reached brooklyn the Pres
tdent OF tho United States had no
municipal protection with the excop-
ton of two bicycle policemen. who
did not join tho presidential party
until i had left the residence OF Henry
W Taft. the Presidents brother.
where he is stepping during HIS two
days visit in Nav York ,The Prosi.
dents customary escort In this city is
ten policemen. There was not even a
detail OF police at the Hotel Aston.
where tho Economic Club diners h4ld
forth. but this was rercdied when
the President arrived at tho two
RrooklSn dinners, some one having as
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