The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-10-02
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of s48,2OOOO0
For Current Year.
new DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance. Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary 70 Protect
United states-s21 ,Cc3,ooo
Less Than Last Year.

e. program of relief and service to
ward which appropriations CT $.;S,
100000 have been made has been on:
lined for the American Red Cross fol-
the fisca! year, July /, 1929, to July /
1921, according 70 official announce
nent by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 132o-21 are ST. 100000 below
those of 1920, In which SG9, 100000
was spent.
Important among the items of the
budget for the present year is the ap,
preparation Of S3l, 100000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes ST. 900.
coo In purchased supplies on hand and
no, distributed.
fiust Protect United States.
This VIII enable the American Red
Cross 10 continue its humanitarian ef-
fort TO aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to fight the disease cpl.
denies which threaten Lany countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces C: the blight left by the World
War. II s. regarded rs social as well
rs physical sanitation on large scale
that will have direct bearing on fu.
ture conditions. in America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the 'conH!ct, today is facing an
other winter Of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhrs decreased much during
the sumner months where last winter
II had It's greatest stronghold, but ply
s!c!anS who investigated the s.tuation
at tie beheSt OF the League OF Red
Crc:s Societies have given their un-
Qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see recurrence on an I'm
precedented- scale. The Fed Cross
feels 1t nUGt continue preventive meas
ures abroad TO keep this and ether
deadly maIaaics from the United
States.
Mil',oSs Scr Wcrk at Homo.
When tho disease was sweeping Cen.
trail Europe last winter the Amcr.car.
Red Cross, wiz. the aid Of the govern.
nents Of afflicted nn'ibcs. undertook the
fight against It. Hospitals were estaS.
l!shed wherever possible md focd a.ld
clothing were Gis:ribafed TO tie M.
derrclrished populations, WHO by rea.
son Of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the ep'dcmlcs. Where
Reorganization contributed last year
to the great 1hroads made by tie dis
ease, by virtue OF its knowledge of the
disease rnd Che! prescncp"of we'll es-
tablishsd hospital centers, the ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total OF Ell coo, COO. IA
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the S31 100000 Is S21 .o00 Geo less than
the expenditures for 19i9-20
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total slB, 100000
The largest Item Of tbs home"
budget is S7,s93Or0 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and a.
slstance for. families Of soldiers. saii-
ors and marines, and work incidental
TO disaster. Of the total appropria-
tioD fer civilian relief, S5o09,000 Is
held in reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief
Reduced overhsad Expense.
The BED Cross invariably Is the first
thought OF g community visited by ca-
lamity. With this In mind, il was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 5000 To
have ti1ed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
Fer assistance TO soldiers. Failors
and marines IN hospitals and In camps
this year. $500 900 has been set asId1.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provepfent Of health end prevention
of disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months The Red Cross Is co-operat-
ing fully with the Unified States Health
Service In this work and through IA
Junior Red Cross Is doing much tn
spread arnong children TIE principles
Of sanitation An appropriation of ST.
000ooG has been made for developing
the peace tine program Of the Red
Gross By service 10 Its chapters In all
regions.
The appropriation OF s4s,2oo, O0A.is
exclusive of the local expenditures OF
the ? OA0 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be $3.50 600, Last. year they
we're S2.3G0. COZ.