Evening star., 1939-05-28
$4,000 Police and Soldiers
To Line Royal Route in u. S.
Two Men Given Sole
Responsibility
For Safety
Ey the Associated Press,

And behind them-planning, di-
recting, watching-will stand two
veterans of Government service. One,
a stolid, steely eyed secret service
man who has watched over the lives
of five American presidents.
The other, suave, correctly
dressed career diplomat" who rolls
his own Cigarettes man who has
guided dozens Of foreign visitors
through the official formalities of
Washington.
They are Col. E. w. Startling, chief
of the White House detail of the
secret service, and George T. Sum-
merlin, chief of protocol at the State
Department.
Bannerman to Help.
Assigned to assist Mr.. Summerlin
is Robert c. Bannerman, the vet
eran detective who aided in the pro-
lection of King Albert of Belgium
and Queen Marie of Rumania dur
ing their royal visits to the United
States.
On Col. Startling and Mr.. Summers
lin will fall supreme responsibility
for the safety of the royal pair, but
they will divide II not share - that
burden. The moment of RESPONSE
bility for each man has been worked
out to the split second, so there can
be no "buck-passing" if anything
slips.
Already, each man has checked
carefully his section of the royal
route and planned protective meas
ures. Mr.. Summerlin has obtained
the assistance of the Army, National
Guard, local police, State troopers
and railroad policemen of five
States - New York, PENNSYLVANIA,
Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey
Their majesties will ride in q
bullet-proof train coach and in the
armored presidential automobile
Plain clothesf11en by the scores will
circulate in crowds. Police guarding
the line of march will face the
crowd, alert for unruly spectators
And few men from, Scotland Yard
will be somewhere near" all the
time.
Railroad Precautions.
The railroad right of way down
from Niagara Falls, N. Y, to Wash
ington will be guarded by some
thousands of men during the night
trip to the Capital. Each tunnel
bridge and overhanging cliff will
be specially patrolled.
Ahead of the royal train will go
two pilot trains, the first carry
ing railroad men trained to detect
flaws in or interference with the
track as the train passes over It.
and the second carrying newspaper
men. New York, Pennsylvania and
Maryland National Guardsmen and
State police will assist the State
Department men in the protection
on the way down. Mr.. Summerlin
himself will be on the royal train
In Washington. Col. Startling will
use all available District police, and
about 10000 troops will guard the
line Of march from Union Station
to the White House. Col. Startling
has seen to the guarding at Mount
Vernon, the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington, the British
Embassy and some see worthy spots
in Washington which the royal pair
will visit.
Again when the royal train leaves
Washington the right of way must
be guarded. Thousands of military
and police in Maryland, Delaware
and New Jersey will take care of this
section, which goes as far as Red
Bank, NJ j., and is again a night
trip. There the royal party will
drive in automobiles to Fort Han
cock, where the Army will provide
the necessary protection.
To Board Destroyer.
At Fort Hancock, the Navy takes
over when the King and Queen
board a destroyer which will carry
them to the Battery, New York City
In New York, a small army OF
municipal police will arrange most
of the protection for the royal visi-
tors.
That American officials have con-
f1dence in the protective measures
they have taken Is indicated by the
fact the exact route of the royal
party through the metropolis to the
Worlds Fair has been officially pub
lished three weeks in advance
something seldom done in Europe on
similar visits.
Mr.. Summerlin, known to all In
official Washington as Sunny" is
solely responsible for the train trir
down from the Canadian border tc
Washington. His responsibility con-
tinues while the King and Queen
get off the train and proceed to the
presidential reception room, where
President Roosevelt will be waiting
Col. Startling Takes over.
But the moment the King enters
the presence of the President, Col
Starring takes over. He will be re-
sponsible for the welfare of the KinQ
and Queen all the time they are in
Washington.
When they leave Friday night
June 9, Sunny" takes over again
Mr.. Summerlins responsibility con-
tinues during the visit to New York
and the New York Worlds Fair and
until the royal pair arrive at Hyde
Park on the afternoon of Saturday
June 10, and again enter the pres.
ence of the President. Then Col
Startling resumes responsibility.
Sunny" takes over again wher
the royal couple leave Hyde Parl
the next night by train, and is re.
sponsible until they reach thu
border-then the long Sigh Of relief