The Detroit times., 1917-07-13
BUSINESS
MEN SHOULD
Be PROBERS
"a, a. anEIA In
Treasurer Would Di-
vorce Graft Inquiry
From Politics
sou ABBLE WITH
AUDITORS GOES ON
Each Side Accuses the
Other of Being
Sore

Take the entire investigation or
county building affairs out OF the
sphere OF politics and let II be han.
died by a committee OF citizens qual-
lied 70 recommend not only prose
cutions but complete new system
OF administering the affairs OF the
Wayne county government.
This was the answer which Coun-
~ Treasurer William II Green. Jr,
made Friday morning 90 the state
ment that his action In demanding
the public probe ot The treasurer's
Office was based on desire 10 EN-
barrass the county auditors with
whom he has had political dlf-
ferences Charges have been hurled
back AMI forth between The audi.
tors and treasurer's Office since the
Kloka scandal became public.
The auditors declare Green Is an.
CRY because they didn't support him
ia the race for treasurer, Green
Says The auditors are incensed be
cause b. insisted on an investiga-
fiOn He declares they should have
told him there was "A shortage in
Klokas books. Instead OF saying
nothing while he reappointed kloka
Bur political quarrels have no
place Ia The issue before the peo-
pie. said Green What we want
10 know s what il the condition OF
al the departments In the county?
The attempt 10 inject personal an
gle into he thing is merely put
forth 20 divert attention from the
main issue
Il would Ike 10 see \ committee
~ citizens not involved in politics
IN charge Of an Investigation OF all
the county Departments 4 commit
Tee OF intelligent business men could
go thru the records, investigate
methods OF doing business. and
change things around so that all the
departments would be placed on
basis 81 real business efficiency. II
this investigation il 70 be carried
on under direction of certain on
Gals. II might b. charged that the
officials are no. free 20 act because
Of political Affiliations A citizens
committee could 90 the work With
out restraint and without showing
favor 20 anyone
III kould not take such a commit
zoe very long ~ decide that a check
ing system should be installed 70
keep track OF all the books OF the
township such a committed would
not accept reports from Townships
as impeachable records without
having them audited hrsf
Despite Green's cry that politics
should have nothing 10 do with the
investigation. the battle between
him and the auditors is going on
merTily.
soon after he vas nominated. and
before the election. Green applied 70
the board 81 supervisors FOR an in
crease in the salary Of the county
treasurer Re rightly considered his
nomination a. equiv alent 90 an cleo
ton Auditor Gutman learned %
Green's effort 10 have the salary
boosted from $4,000 10 s. 000 He
went among the supervisors. telling
them Green had no right 70 try 20
put thru such a measure before be
had been elected
Maybe that's Why he's sore AT
me-. said Gutman The auditors
treated Green 40 decently that "a
got In wrong about II During the
race FOR the Republican nomination
for treasurer. Green STAYED on the
payroll OF the auditors o.ice as
chief clerk while he spent most of
his time campaigning | asked him
10 take a two weeks vacation and
two weeks leave Oh absence so he
could devote his full time 70 his
| campaign and not lay IA open 20
criticism Or. J r Burgess and
other candidates came Gp here and
complained that Green should not
\ do his campaigning az the expense
OF the county Green wouldn't 10
on his vacation and he wouldn't