Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-10-01
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of s4s,2oo,oo
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
~c.n,Inuanes Of Heavy Work Abroad
psemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21.o 10000
Lees Than Last Year.

program OF relief and servics to
x,rd which appropriations OF $4S,.
ON 600 have been aisde has been out.
lined for the American Red Cross for
The fiscal year. July |, 1920, to July l.
,NQ1. according 10 Official announce.
,.ert b. national headquarters Of the
.~,xsnIzatien at Washington. The hg.
xres for ls20-2l are $2l.000.O00 below
,Asss of 1890. in which $50. 400. 900
was spent.
Inportant among the items Of the
snARet for the present year 10 the Rp'
~,oDriation Of $3l, $780, 900 for relief In
Ssre,xn lands, which includes $1,000
SHo in purchased supplies on hand and
aOt distributed.
Must Protect United states.
Tbis will enable the American Red
Grass to continue its humanitarian ef-
fort TO aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
I,sh themselves, 10 fight the disease cpl
+emics which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left by the World
War. II In regarded as social as well
rs physical sanitation on a large scale
that will have Il direct bearing on fu-
ture conditions IN America,
Central Europe. the 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
II had Its greatest stronghold, but ply
sicians who Investigated the situation
Of the behest Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their I'M
qualified opinion that this coming win
tor will see a recurrence on an IN
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
Millions for Work at Homo.
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 thu
Aght against II. Hospitals were eStao
lished wherever possible and food ant
clothing were distributed 10 the un
dernourished populations, who by rea
son OF their undernourishment wer'
easy prey to the epldemics. Where
REORGANIZATION contributed last yea
10 the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue of its knowledge OF tn
disease and the presence Of well es
tabllshed hospital centers, the Amerl
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence.
Including the total of $11, 100000 |
supplies left from the last fiscal year
he S31, 500 900 is S2l. 100000 less tina
The expenditures for 1880.
Appropriations for domestic activ'
ties total SIG. 5000.
The largest item of this "home
budget is $7,80O,O00 for civilian relic
work. This includes service and al
sistance for families Of soldiers: sal
ORB and marines, and work incidents
70 disaster. OF the total appronrii
hon for cirillan relief, 100000
held in reserve for the carrying out {
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the frt
thought Of a community visited by Ct
iNmity. With this In mind, II was d
termlned by the Executive Committe
In preparing the budget Of 1920
have a fixed reserve fund from whiC
to draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailoI
and marines in hospitals and in CAM
this year $1,000, 900 has been set asid
Four million two hundred thousar
dollars has been appropriated for In
prOvement Of health and preventic
Of disease throughout the Unite
States during the current twel'
months. The Red Cross Is co-opera
ing fully with the United States Heal
Service In this work and through !
Junior Red Cross is doing much
spread among children the principle
OF sanitation. An appropriation of s.
100000 has been made for developir
the peace time program of the RI
Cross by service to Its chapters in 6
regions.
The appropriation Of S4S, 100000
exclusive Of the local expenditures
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this We
win be $780, 900. Last year TIT
we're $4,000