New-York tribune., 1919-04-19

suppressed the fact that policemen at
higher salaries replaced them to do
the same work
Mr. Walstein on Monday gave as
an example Of the alleged faulty ad
ministration Of the department the
elimination Of the Bureau Of Stats
Tics
called Bureau OF Statistics which he
states has been abolished, which had
twenty-five clerks and was maintained
At u cost Of $4,000 annually. is now
kept IN the office Of the chief clerk
wlth force Of eight clerks and at
saving Of many thousands Of dollars.
MIR Wnllstcln Nast night While he
now says that the bureau Of Stats.
tics has been kept. IN his official de.
partmcntal report for the FIRST half
Of 1913 he boasted nt page 10 that the
Bureau Of Statstcs has been abol
ishcd.'
In the course Of the controversy
Commissioner Enright makes some
charges on his own account. These
follows:
Every other statement by Wallstein
is equally untrue and can be easily
shown to be absolutely incorrect and
false. If the Wallstein- Citizens Union
crowd had their way many Of the old
Department would still be enjoying
soft details. All of this class Of de
tails have been abolished and these
men are now doing actual patrol duty.
Claims Saving Of S6400O0
"Wallstein, while Commissioner Of
Accounts under the Mitchell reform cd
ministration, did not investigate the
appointment Of about 5000 specia pa
trolmen made during tine last tght
months Of 1917. many of whom were
employed to guard the property Of pr
Vate individuals and corporations such
as the New York Central Railroad, al
total cost of S ,08O 900 to the city in
1917. During 1918 under my admins
tration this force of special patrolmen
was reduced and cost the city only
$40 600, showing a saving of $640 600.
Mr., Wallstein could have investi
gated the Illegal appointment of about
forty-tlVe scrgcants towards the close
Of the last admin nistration, which did
not provide any funds with which to
pay their ealnries in 1918. Also the
100000 which was appropriated and
nearly all spent in the purchase Of
oVercoats and other equipment FOR the
Home Defense League, A vast amount
of this equipment wna never used, and
aUhle funds we're thus wllfullv wasted
wy h'tNH 'tt IRNi NuiiaA
"Wallstoin, while on tho payroll Of
the city "a Commissioner of Accounts
could huvo investigated the former
police adtninatrntion. and would have
found thet one Of the leading journal
lsta of certain newspaper published
IN this city which is now villfying
the nresnnt city and pc co adminstra-
tions. was extended the extraordinary
courtesy Of the Police Department.
steamer Patrol for JOY rides for HIM
self and his lady tango artists up the
Hudson and down the bay.
These privileges are not granted BIZ
the present police administration. II
such privileges were granted to certain
journalists and ncwspapormcn by this
administration, presume there would
not be 80 many scurrilous and fals
statements made regarding the Police
Department, which welcomes construc-
tive criticism.
$500 a Week for Instructor
"While on the payroll the city
Wallstein could have inquired into the
reason for paying physical instruc-
tor. q personal friend of the former
Police Commissioner. from Groton
School, $500 for the two weeks he Is
alleged to have gwen his services 10
,he Police Training School.
- call your attention to these facts
mainly to show the faseness and in
sincerity of Wallstein's public state
mont.'
When this letter was shown to Mr..
Wallstein he issued the following
statement:
After taking three days to frame a
reply to my statement with reference
20 his management OF police affairs
Commissioner Enright follows his
masters example in attempting to di-
vert attention from specific charges by
throwing up a smoke screen Of words