Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-09-29
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S4s,2oo,oo0
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21, o0o,o 900
Less Than Last Year.

ward which appropriations Of $iS,-
100000 have been made has been ou;-
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July l, 1920 to July l,
1921, according to official announce J
ment by national headquarters Of the I
organization at Washington The fig
ures for l92021 are S2l,O0O00O below |
those of 1920, in which $50, 100000 !
was spent.
Important among the items of the |
budget for the present year is The ap. !
preparation Of $31,5O00O0 for RELIEF In |
foreign lands, which includes $l1 OOJ.- |
600 In purchased supplies on hand and |
not distributed.
Must Protect United ctatoe.
This will enable the American Red
| Cross to continue It's humanitarian IF
fort 20 aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
fish themselves, 10 f.,ht 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 as social as we'll
| as physical sanitation on large scale
! that viii have direct bearing on flu
ture conditions In America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today Is facing an
other winter OF famine, pestllence and
| ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
II had Its greatest stronghold, but ply
\ siclans who investigated the situation
at the behest Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their I'M
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see q recurrence on an I'M
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladles from the United
States.
! Millions for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
trial Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against it. Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food aud
clothing were distributed to the I'M
:, 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 ST., 000,00O in
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the S31, 100000 Is sol 100000 less then
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic actiyi-
ties total $16700GOo.
The largest item of this 'home''
budget is $7S000Oo 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, 100000 is
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
! The Red Cross invariably is 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 1920 tc
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances
f, For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines In hospitals and in camps
this year $1,900,000 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 tC
spread among children the principle.
OF sanitation. An appropriation of 81,
! 100000 has been made for. developing
: the peace time program of the Rec
Cross by service to Its chapters in al
regions.
:, The appropriation Of $4S,200,0 600 il
exclusive of the local expenditures o
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yea
will be $1,S00,0O0 Last year the.
: were $2,3o00o0