The Delta independent., 1920-10-08
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red cross Announces
Budget Of s48,200,000
For Current Year..
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance sf Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21 ,ooo, 900
Less Than last Year.

Less Than Last Year.
A program Of relief and service To-
ward which appropriations Of $48,-
zoo. 900 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 ag-
ures for 192o-21 are $21, 600. 900 below
these Of 1919-20, In which $69, 400 900
was spent.
| Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation Of $31 500. 600 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes $11 ,ooo.-
900 In purchased supplies on hand and
| net distributed.
Must Protect United statss.
This will enable the American Red
| Cress to continue its Humanitarian ef-
fsrt to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to nght 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 as social as well
as physical sanitation on 4 large scale
that will have a direct bearing on fu-
ture conditions in America
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today is facing an
ether winter of famine. pestilence and
ruin Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
1t had its greatest stronghold. but ply
at the behest of the League of Red
Cross Societies have given their un-
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see a 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.
MiiIisns for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
tral Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments of afnicted nations. undertook the
fight against II. Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations. who by rea-
son Of their undernourisbment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
disorEanization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of Its knowledge of the
disease and the presence Of we'll es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence
Including the total Of $11 .0O0, 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the $31, 500, ,O0O'Is $21, ,OOO, 600 less than
the expenditures for 1919-2o.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total SIG. 100000.
The largest item Of this home"
budget is 81 800 600 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, S5.0O0.0O0 In
held In reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief.
REDUCED Overheao Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably is the nrst
thought Of community visited by ca
lamity. With this In mind, 1t was de-
termined BY the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget of 1920 to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances
For assistance to soldiers. sailors
and marines In hospitals and In camps
this year $1.9O0,OO0 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-operat-
ing fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through its
Junior Red Cross is doing much to
spread among children tie principles
of sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
900. .OOO has been made for developing
the peace time program of the Red
Cross by service to Its chapters In all
regions.
The appropriation Of s4s. 100000 is
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yeav
will be $1.S0O,OOO. Last year they
were S2.3OO,OOO