The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-10-14
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of s48,20o,000
For Current Year.
new DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21 900, 900
Less Than Last Year.

A program OF reile1 anu Set'
ward which appropriations OF $4s''
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July l, 1920, to July l.
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The hs-
ures for 192O-21 are SCI 100000 below
those of 1890, in which 6e,4oo'ooo
was spent.
important among the items OF the
budget for the present year is the ap-
propration of $31,50O,000 for relief IN
foreign lands, which includes $ll,ooo''
900 in purchased supplies on hand ano
not distributed
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Reo
Cross to continue It's Humanitarian ell
fort to aid stricken peoples to re.estao'
lish themselves, to fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces of the blight left by the World
War. It Is regarded as social as well
as physical sanitation on large scale
that will have direct bearing on fu'
ture conditions In America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today is facing an
other winter of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
1t had its greatest stronghold, but ply
slcians whs investigated the situation
at the behest of the League Of Red
| Cross Societies have given their un'
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see q recurrence on an un'
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
Millions for Work at Homo.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Gross, with the aid Of the govern
ments Of afflicted nations, undertook thu
fight against It. Hospitals were estab
J lished wherever possible and food ant
clothing were distributed to the I'm
dernourished populations, who by rea
son Of their undernourishment wer
easy prey to the epidemics. Wher
|, DISCRIMINATION contributed last yea
, to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue of Its knowledge of tn
disease and the presence Of well es
tablished hospital centers, the Amer
can Red Cross this year will undertak
the work with a new confidence.
Including the total Of Sill, 100000 Il
supplies left from the last fiscal year
the s31, 500, 900 is $21, 100000 less tina
the expenditures for 10000.
Appropriations for domestic activ
- ties total $16,700,000.
> Tho largest item Of this home
budget is $7,SOO,0Oo for civilian relic
work. This includes service and al
sistance for families Of soldiers, sal
= ors and marines, and work incidents
to disaster. OF the total appropris
ton for civilian relief, S5,000,000
l. held In reserve for the carrying out
e actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably Is the fr'
= thought of a community visited by q
lamity. With this in mind, 1t was d
termlned by the Executive Committt
% in preparing the budget Of 10000
o have q fxed reserve fund from while
u to draw in these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailo
10 and marines in hospitals and in CAM
Is this year 100000 has been set asid
y Four million two hundred thousal
70 dollars has been appropriated for II
ID prsvement Of health and preventit
10 Of disease throughout the Unit
10 States during the current twel'
70 months. The Red Cross Is co.opers
le Ing fully with the United States Heal
g. Service IL this work and through
70 Junior Red Cross is doing much
spread among children the prihcipl
It. Of sanitation. An appropriation Of s,
"a 100000 has been made for developil
ir the peace time program Of the r.
ID Gross by service to Its chapters in .
"a regions.
n The appropriation Of S4S,200,000
- exclusive Of the local expenditures
~ the 1900 or more chapters.
~ Administration expenses this ye
- will be $1,soo,0oo. Last year tn
70 were $2,S00,0o0.