Evening star., 1933-03-05


woodrow Wilson, in 1917. have WASH
ington streets been so heavily patrolled
as they were yesterday, when the retrmg
Herbert Hoover and the former Governor OF
New York rode side by side down America S
historic Avenue for the induction OF the
thirty-second President of the United States.
Every available patrolman of five separate
police forces combined with United States
secret Service men, detectives from through
out the country and the armed forces OF the
Nation to protect the lives OF the two execu-
tives and handle the huge crowd which
thronged into the Capital to witness the inaug-
uration of the first Democratic President in l6
years.
The attempted assassination of Mr. Roose-
welt in Miami February Is, coupled with the
economic crisis, which has been characterized
as a parallel to wa, were the reasons behind
the extraordinary precautions taken to safe
guard the life of the new President and TO
prevent disorder.
Fearful that another attempt might be
made on the life OF President Roosevelt, ON
cials hastily revised their original protective
plans The already heavy guard whi-n had
been ordered to surround the incoming and
retiring Executives was reinforced by the ad-
dition of virtually every plain-clothss man
In the Metropolitan Police Department.
Because of the attempt to assassinate Mr..
Roosevelt special and unusual precautions were
taken to police the inaugural, said Inspector
L. l. H. Edward, assistant chief of police.
Never before in peacetime have so many
men been stationed along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and around the Capitol and White House.
Communist rumblings Of unrest, evidenced by
"hunger marches" and outbreaks in many
principal cities throughout the Winter, also
played an important part in the carefully plan
ned scheme Of protection.
The important job OF arranging for all this
protection fell largely upon two men-Melvin
nil. cS,,v,k 1~k
Brown, vice chairman. of the Inaugural Com
mttee on Public Order. These two, with the
assistance of their committeeman, determined
the number of uniformed policemen necessary
properly to patrol the route of parade, decided
where to place first aid and comfort stations
for the convenience of the spectators. made
plans in advance for handling the crowds and
heavy traffic before and after the parade with
a minimum of disturbance, and prepared gen.
orally for the protection of the life, limb and
property of the residents of Washington.
Actual policing Of the inaugural was the duty
of Maj. Brown, and in carrying out that duty
he called upon a vast fund of experience, ac-
Quired in nine previous Presidential inauguras,
more than half of which occurred in pre-pro-
hibition days, when there different sort
of celebrating
To assist Washingtons own Metropolitan
Police Department, the Public Order Commit
tee at a cost Of $25 900, called on other cities
for 200 extra patrolmen, sergeants and officers,
and requested the chiefs of police in the prin-
cipal cities throughout the country to send
their picked detectives here to aid the plain
clothes men under the command of Inspector
Frank S. w. Burke, Washington's detective
chief.
In addition, the Capitol Police, White House
Police and United States Park Police had du-
ties to perform in their respective Jurisdictions.
The thousands who jammed the Capitol Plaza
k1,a Rrcf R6oio1 of
Roosevelt were in charge of the Capitol Police,
augmented by a detail of Metropolitan Police.
At the White House the spacious grounds were
patrolled by the Chief Executives own miniature
police department, while outside, along Penn
sylvania avenue and around the Ellipse to the
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