The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
MAKING ( WAR ON :.
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of .s4s. 1000 '"'
s.....-:. For Current Year. :.
new DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
es~t'nu.nes etaHe.vy. Work Abroad
: ossmet Necessary 70 .Presse.
un,ted, States: 100000
;, >;:$4 &C. Than Last Year. -

~. - Than Last Year. :"
x program of relief and service to-
wAt1 which appropriations OF 49,.
1oAooo have been made has been out
Aaed for the American Red Cross for
sA1@ascal year, July l. 1879. to July 1.
=. 1oe1 according to elheial announce
neAt by national headquarters Of the
equalization at Washinstsh. Ths h.
t4~s for 1920-e1 arc eai, 100000 beiew
Asss Of le1esN II whleA Zee, 100000
Wus spent $3.50.
IMPORTANT ameus the items Of the
budget for the present year II the w.
rrspriatsos Of 81, SOC, $50 for reilsf Ii
4srelsn lands, which Includes )11. &c.,
60 In purchased Supplies On hana and
not distributed, :r'..
Must Protest UnIssd otasss.
This wilt enable the American BED.
Crsss to continue it, humanltarian ~
ADet to aid stricken peoples to rs-estab-
loh themselves, to fight the disease eti-
denies which threaten many eeuatrlss
aad to efface largely IT, rsnAinins
traces Of the blight len b. TIA Wsrid
War. It 10 regarded 90 social a. we'll
- physical sanitation on large scale
hat will have . direct tsasins % H.
turs conditions IN America.
Csatral Europe the chief sufferer
1fom the conflict, today u facing, a.
ether winter Of famine, pSsti)sace aaa
xSln. Typhus decreased much during
~ summer months whsrs last winter
4 had tn greatest stronghold but ply
s1slans who investigated tie situatisa
at III. behsst Of the League Il 1sl
0ress Societies have Given their N.
(Saltlsl opinion that tits eoIatas VIII
" VII 80 a recurrence on a ~
peoeaaeatsd scale. The Red Ossss
Asais Il must continue preventive nsas-
Ues abrsad to keep this and other
asadly naladlss from the GATED
OhtoA
when ths disease was sweeping Qsa-
llal Europe last winter tho American
= III Gross, with the aid Of the govern
a{nts Of afflicted natisps. Undertook ths
Mt agaiast It. Hospitals were sstab-
A1Aed whsssyer. possible and foed and
e1thi1l ylrs distributed t. The m
6oGnentjshed 'Populatiens. who BY roa-
- u thar undsrnourishmsAt: Wars
sasy; prsys to the .splAeAics. Where
Dissemination. coltrtbstsd last year
- the great lnroeds made By the dis
sass, b virtue Of lts knowledge Of the
disease and thu pressncs Of we'll a.
tablished hsapital csaters. the Apsri-
caa Red Cross this year}will undertake
he work with Z new confidence.
Including the total Of I'll .o00. 900 In
supplies loft from tho last fiscal year,
The 81. 10000 IL 81, 0oo, 900 less than
the expenditures FOR 1o1o.2O.
!. tsls total &16.700.000.
The largest item Of this ''homs"
budfst q 900, 900 for civilian relief
work. THE includes service and a..
siitance for families Of soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total appropria-
ton for civilian relief, $4,000, 600 10
held In reserve for the carrying out Of
actual dfsast relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
T.. Tho Red Cross Invariably IL the drst
thought Of community visited by ca
lamity. With this In mind, It was DE-
tefmined BY the Executive Committee
Incorporating the budget of 1920 to
1sve fixed reserve fund from which
to3draw In these instances.'
II: For assistance to soldiers, sailors
snd marines IN hospitals and In camps
this year 1900, 900 has been get aside.
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
Drevement of health and prevention
Of disease throughout tho United
states. during tho current twelve
months. The Red Gross 10 co-operat.
Ing fully with.the United States Health
Service in this work and through its
Ju1ior Red Cross is dsing much to
spread among children the principles
Of sanitation. An appropriation Of 3d.
ooo000 has been made. for, developinI
~ peace time program Of the Red
Gross BY service to its chapters in all
regions. =:
he appropriation Of ~. 900 IL
e1dssive Of tho local. expenditures Of
~ 5000 Or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
Vn b $l.soO.0Oo. Last year they
Woro $3.50. O00
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