The Holly chieftain., 1920-09-23
MAKING war ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $4S,200,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance o. Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary 70 Protect
United statss-e2i 80 900
Lees Than Last Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN

A program Of relief and service to.
ward which appropriations Of $4s.-
200,0 600 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the ascal year. July |. 1920. to July /.
1921. according to ofacial announce
ment BY national headquarters Of the
organization At Washington. The fg-
ures for 192o-21 are $21, 900 900 below
those Of 1890, in which $es. .400. 900
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the sp-
preparation Of $S1. 800. 900 for relief In
foreign lands. which includes 1.O0o..
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 10 regarded as social as well
- physical sanitation on large scale
that will have 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
1t had its greatest stronghold, but ply.
sicians whs Investigated the situation
at the behest Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their IN.
qualified opinion that this coming win.
ter win see q recurrence on an un.
precedented scale. Tho Red Cross
feels It must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
MlIilens 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 anicted nations, undertook the
fight against It Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the IN.
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 e.
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Crsss this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total Of I'll, ,O0o, 600 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $81. 500. 900 10 81, ,00o, 900 less than
the expenditures for 101S-2o.
Appropriation for domestic activi.
ties total $1e70o, 900.
The largest item Of this "home"
budget is n, SOC, 900 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and az
sistance for families Of soldiers, sail.
ors and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total appropria.
ton for civilian relief, $1,000 900 10
held In reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably IL the nrst
thought Of 4 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 fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors