The St. Mary banner., 1920-10-02
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-$21 ,ooo, 600
., Less Than Last Year. :,
new DISASTER RELIEF PLAN

4 program Of relief and service t.
ward which appropriations Of e4s,-
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 oficial announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The ng-
ures for 1920-21 are $21, ,oOO, 900 below
those of 1010-20, In which S6s, ,400, 900
was spent
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year Is the ap
preparation Of s31, 500, 900 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes tl1 .00o,
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Lust Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Gross to continue its humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples to rs-estab-
lish themselves, to ight the disease cpl.
denies which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left by the World
War. 1t is regarded az social a. well
a. physical sanitation on a large scale
that will have q direct bearing o. fu-
ture conditions in America.
Central Europe, tho 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
sicians who investigated the situation
at the behest of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their IN
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see recurrence on An un-
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels It must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
Millions for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments Of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against 1t. 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 epidemics. Where
dis0rganization contributed last year
to the great lnroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence Of well es
tablished hospital centers, the Amsri
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with q new confidence.
Including the fetal Of $11, 900 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $3l, 800 900 is $21, ,000, 900 less than
the expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total $16,700,000.
The largest item Of this home"
budget is S7,S0O,0O0 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, $4,000, 900 is
held In reserve for the carrying out Of |
Actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the arst
thought Of community visited by ca.
lamity. With this In mind, II was DE-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1880 to
have a Hxed reserve fund from which
to draw in these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailsrs
Ard marines In hospitals and In canps
this year Loco, 900 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provement Of health and prevention
.f disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. Tho Red Cross is co-operat.
ng fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through its
Junior Red Gross Is doing much to
Ipread among children the principles
Il sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
700, 900 has been made for developing
he peace time program Of the Red
ross by service to its chapters In all
egions.
The appropriation Of ~. .20o. 900 10
xclusive Of the local expenditures u
he 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
vill be s1.soo'oeo. Last year thsy
vsre &2,30o, 600.
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