The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-10-07
MAKINC War ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $4,000, 900 (
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance u hsavy Wssh Ab~ssd
Deemed Necessary 10 Prstses
United statss-$2t 90 100
Leo Than Last Year.

WoBfuW VI TehSh ubo UeTVtCe W
ward which appropriations OF $4s.
100000 have been made has been out.
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July I, 1924. to July 1.
1871, according to ofaclal announce
ment BY national headquarters Of the
organisation At Washington. The o.
ures for l0202l are $2l COZ, 900 below
those Of 1920, In which 90, 400 900
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year 10 the ap.
preparation Of $3l, 100000 for relief 10
foreign lands, which includes 81. 600.
600 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross 10 continue Its humanitarian ef
fort to aid stricken peoples TO re-estab
llsh themselves, TO fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countrie.
and TO efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left BY the World
War. II Ii regarded a. social a. well
a. physical sanitation on o large scale
that will have a direct bearing on fu.
ture conditions In America.
Central Europe. the chief sufferer
frsm the conflict, today 10 facing an
ether winter Of famine, pestiiencs and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
II had it, greatest stronghold, but ply.
aeians VIE investigated TIE situation
ut The bsAsst Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their un.
ssallAsd opinion that this coming win.
ter viii ~ q recurTssos on a. IN.
preee6sntsd scale. The Red Cress
fesIs II must continue preventive meas
urss abroad to keep this and other
deadly naladiss from the United
StateA
Alilisns 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 afiicted nations. undertook the
hight 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 undernourishment were
easy prey TO the epdemics. Where
DISCRIMINATION 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.
tabllshed hospital centers, the Amerl'
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total Of 81 100000 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $3l, 100000 Is $21, 900. 600 less than
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic activl.
ties total $lO,700,000.
The largest item of this 'home'
budget is s7,s00,O 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 approprlh
ton for civilian relief, $5,OO0,OOO I,
held In reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief. s~
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably Is the nrs
thought of community visited by ca
| inmlty With this In mind, II was de
! termined by the Executive COMMITTEE,
IN preparing the budget of 1890 Il
have a fixed reserve fund from whicl
to draw In these Instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailor
and marines In hospitals and In camp
this year 81 200, 900 has been set aside
-Four million two hundred thousan'
dollars has been appropriated for I'm
provement OF health and prevention
Of disease throughout the Uniie'
States during the current iwelv
months The Red Cross Is co-0pcral
Ing fully with the United States IIcalil
Service In this work and through II
Junior Red Cross Is doing much 4
spread among children the principle
| OF sanitation. An appropriation ~ 81
100000 has been made for deyelopin
tho neace time program Ut the Re
7, Cross by service TO Its chapters In a
regions.
The appropriation Of s4S, 100000
exclusive of the local expenditures {
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yea
will be sl,soo,000. Last year the