The Washington times., 1919-09-29
How Secret Service Men
Guarded President on His
TransCOntinental Tour

With President Wilson home safe
in the White House, those responsible
for his protection from cranks and
would-be assassins on his 1O,OO0-mile
transcOntinental trip are breathing
slghs OF relief, as the sections through
which he had passed were strewn
with many perils, and not a single
untowRrd act had been committed in
the twenty-five days.
Arrests were made in different
cities and many individuals were
handled roughly by the ever-vigilant
Secret Service men, but the President
was not so much as jostled anywhere.
Millions Of people surged and swarm
ed about him during the trip, but
always at the distance prescribed in
advance by the Secret Service, the ad-
mirable preliminary precautions con-
tributing to this condition.
Secret Service men never had a
more tremendous task and never per-
formed one with greater perfection.
The Presidents route was through
cities and regions OF unrest, in some
instances localities being veritable
hotbeds Of radicallsm in its worst
form, but only in a few instances
were there any visible signs Of the
dangerous element, 50 thorough was
the operation OF the swift and silent
Secret Service. Encountered through
the West we're actual anarchists, law
less I. W. WIS, dangerous BOlshevists
and other types Of reds" who have
violence Tor their creed, but one got
within dangerous distance Of the
President.
Moran Headed stan.
Directing genius behind the eX-
/ traOrdinary program for the protec-
tion Of the President from harm was
". II. Moran, chief Of the Secret SeFv-
ice Of the United States, who, like
commanding general in q big bat
tie, sat in his office here in the Capt.
tai with maps and reports before him,
almost hourly wiring orders TO his
men in the field.
Assistant Chief Joseph E. Murphy
was IN immediate charge Of the detail
Of operatives on the Presidents train
and those who Joined the squad In the
different cities. while Richard L. Jer-
Wis, new chief Of the White House
force, like the advance man In q show,
travelled three or four days ahead OF
the Presidential party to make pre-
liminary arrangements to the most
minute detail
pat Jervis on the back" declared
President Wilson TO Secretary Tum-
Ulty in one city where thousands Of
people were lined along the streets
and the thorOughfare itself swept
clean Of humanity with the exception
OF the Presidential party
Roughly Handled.
Only occasionally did individuals
get out Of bounds Of the police lines.
but always they were quickly spied
and hustled back-and rather roughly
II they offered any objection. One
enthusiastic. but misguided chap was
walloped by three different Secret
Service men in one city before he un-
deTstoOd what they were driving II.
1t was a delight to watch the Sc
cret Service men work IN the pa
rades" In the various cities, as they
were on high tension and taking no
chances. Joe" Murphy sat next to
the President, while Ed" Startling
stood on the running board Of the
automobile scanning the crowds, al
ways alert TO poUnce upon an intruder
or catch a missile, be it bomb or bou-
quet
Running or walking behind and on
either side OF the Presidents car
were Jack" Slye, Arnold Landvoight,
Jack" Fitzgerald, Miles McCahill,
Walter Ferguson, and other young
hUskies. Frequently it was advisable
to have some Of the men struggling
along through the crowds on the side
walks.
BOy Scouts Aid Work.
A profUsiOn Of policemen was usu-
ally in evidence, and ordinarily there
was a police escort consisting Of
motorcycle policemen or a carful Of
dicks" In most Of the cities the
Boy Scouts played a part in keeping
the throngs orderly, and at nearly
every stop soldiers, sailors and ma
rines in uniform formed cordons