The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

The Secret Service detail on the train is larger, and extra precau- tions are being taken to police every foot of the route which Roosevelt travels. And so skillfully and unostentatiously is this ex- tensive protective machinery being handled, that only those in the know are aware that it is more elaborate and watchful than usual.
 In fact, even the President doesn't know anything about it. He is inclined to be impatient with this sort of thing, Is con- stantly giving his Secret Serv- ice watchdogs heart failure by brushing aside their warnings and taking what they consider dangerous risks.
 But being charged by law with protecting the person of the President, they do whatever they consider necessary without con- sulting him. On occasion they even veto plans he mas made. Last year in Idaho, Colonel Ed Startling, eagle-eyed chief of the White House Secret Service staff put his foot down on motor trip which Roosevelt wanted to make federal irrigation pro- ject. And that ended that. The President did not see the dam. Hate Roosevelt
 The extra precautions taken on this trip were arranged by the Secret Service on their own re- sponsibility. Behind their concern is the venomous "hate Roosevelt" whispering campaign which has raised it's head recently.
 Emanating chiefly from Wall Street, these hush-hush stories have spread all over the country. Most of them are obscene and unprintable. Some are outright incendiary.
 An example was the report that went the rounds in eastern business circles last week that Lloyds, the famous British in- surance organization, "are off, fering 10 to l that Roosevelt will be dead or in an insane asylum before September l."
 An inquiry at Lloyd's New York office brought an imme- diate and vigorous denial. "BlOod-C -Curdling Screams"
 Among the more printable defamations is the story that a friend of relative of Mrs. Roosevelt" spent weekend at the White House and was awak- ened by blood-curdling screams in the middle of the night. Dress ing hurriedly, the guest dashed into the hall, where he inquired of a passing servant what had happened:
 "Shhhh, better go back to your room, sir" cOunseled the servant, land forget all about this. The President has had another one of his fits of hysteria."
 Another version of this story is that the President, at a dinner party, suddenly began laughing in an uncomfortable manner. Mrs. Roosevelt turned to an attendant and said, "The President does not care for dessert" Whereupon the attendant quietly removed the President from the room.
 One of the more humorous tales is about 8 nationally known business leader (the name varies from day to day) who announced to a group of associates that he had purchased a large estate in an out-of-the-way mountain sec- ton.
 "What are you calling hte placer" he was asked.
 "Hide-from- Roosevelt Park" was the answer.
 On the basis of certain evidence 1t has obtained, the Secret Serv- ice is convinced that the virulent whispers are not spontaneous but deliberately organized cam- paign to inflame violent hatred against the President. Secret Service men live in constant dread that these stories will lead some unbalanced person to des- perate act.
 That is why they are taking such great pains to surround the President with every possible safeguard, day and night, while he is en route.
 The Train
 To visitors along the way, there seem to be two chief points of interest about the presidential special - the Presidents private car and the cars of the Wash ington neWspapermen.
 The Presidents travelling home is the "Pioneer," 8 Pull man owned private car in which he has done practically all hIs rail junketing during his five years in office. It is an ordinary