The Dolores star., 1920-10-01
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of S48.200,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-S2i ,ooo. 900
Less Than Last Year.

program OF relief and service to
ward which appropriations of sis,
100000 have been made has been OUT
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July |, 1920, TO July l,
1921. according TO official announce.
ment by national headquarters OF the
Organization nj Washington. The fig
ures for l92O-2l are S2l 100000 below
those OF 1890. In which S69. 400. 900
was spent.
Important among the items OF the
preparation OF s3l. 100000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes 81 900.
900 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross TO continue Its humanitarian ef.
fort TO aid stricken peoples TO re-estah-
lIsh themselves. 10 fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and TO effaCe largely the remaining
traces of the blight left by the World
War II Is regarded us social as well
us physical sanitation On q 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 It's greatest stronghold, but phy
sicians who 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 recurrence on an un.
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly malsdies from the United
States.
Mllllons for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
tral Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
nents of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against It. Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son Of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epldemics. Where
disorganization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of its knowledge of the
disease and the presence of well es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence.
Including the total of s1l ,OOO, 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the s3l, SOC, 900 is Sol ,OO0, 900 less than
the expenditures for 1890.
Appropriations for domestic activi.
ties total S1e, 100000.
The largest item Of this home"
budget is $500, 900 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families Of soldiers, sail.
ors and marines, and work Incidental
to disaster OF the total appropria.
ton for civilian relief, 5000, 600 is
held In reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the FIRST
thought OF community visited by ca
Iamity. With this In mind, II was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1890 to
have fixed reserve fund from which
to draw in these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines in hospitals and In camps
this year 81 800, 900 has been set aside.
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provement Of health and prevention
OF disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Red Cross is co-operst-
ing fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through its
Junior Red Cross is doing much to
spread among children the principles
Of sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to Its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation Of $4s,2 s,2o0, 900 is
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be s1,soo,o0o. Last year they
we're s2.3OO.oO0.