River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-07
MAKING war ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $4,000, 900
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21 .ooo, 900
Less Than Last Year.

| A program Of relief and service TO.
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 ],
1921. according to official announce
ment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fg-
W 8 for 1920-21 are SCI. 100000 below
those Of $4,000. In which $50, 100000
was spent.
Important among the items OF the
budget for the present year Is the ap-
preparation Of $31, $780, 600 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes $1,000
600 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-estab.
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 a direct bearing on fu-
ture conditions in America.
II 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
It 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 fer Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen.
, trail Europe last winter the American
Red Gross, with the aid Of the govern
ments Of afiiicted 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 epidemics. 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 new confidence.
~ Including the total Of 81. 000. 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $31. 5000 Is $21. COO 600 less than
the expenditures for 1919-20.
i, Appropriations fer domestic sctivi-
ties total $16.7000O0.
T. The largest item Of this 'h0me"
budget is S7.s00.000 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, $5.0o0.o 600 Is
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
ACTUAL ulSaSteF felleL
|, Reduced Overhead Expense.
II The Red Cross invariably IL the FIRST
thought Of community visited BY ca
lamity. With this In mind, it was de-
termined BY the Executive Committee
In preparing the budget Of 1890 to
have dxed reserve fund from which
to draw In these Instances
For assistance 70 soldiers, sailors
and marines IN hospitals and in camps
this year 31.eoo. 900 has Been set aside.
-Four million TIVE hundred thousand
Dollars has been appropriated fer i'm
!iprsvemeAt Of health and prevention
Of disease Throughout the United
States during the current twelve
insaths. The Red Crsss 10 c0-sperat-
ing faiiy with the Unitsa States Health
Service IA this work and through its
;Junisr Rec Cross is dsing much TO
spread ameng children the principles
Of saRitatieB. An appropriation Of 81
ooe. 900 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Crsss By service to its chapters in all
regions.
Tas appropriation Of 81. 200, 900 Fl
excessive OF the LEGAL expenditures Of
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