The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-11-12
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S48,200,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-S21 600. 900
Less Than Last Year.


ward which appropriations of SIS,
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July |, 1920, to July /,
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for l920-21 are S2100o,00o below
those OF 191920, In which S69,4oo 600
was spent
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year IS the ap
preparation of S3I 100000 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes Sl1 600.
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 10 re-estab-
Hsh 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 is regarded as social as we'll
as physica sanitation on a large scale
that viii have direct bearing on fu-
ture conditions in America
Central Europe the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today IS facing an.
other winter Of famine pesulence and
ruin Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
1t had It's greatest stronghold, but ply
sicians who investigated the situation
at the behest of the League OF Red
Cross Societies have given their un.
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter VIII see a recurrence on an un-
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
trail 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 and
clothing we're distributed TO the nm.
dernourished populations who by rea-
son of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemles. Where
disorganizauon 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-
tabished hospital centers, the Amer-
can Red Cross this year VIII undertake
the work with new confidence
Including the total Of S1l GOO 600 I'm
supplies left from the last fiscal year
the S3l 100000 IS $21 600 600 less than
the expenditures for l9f920
Appropriations for domestic acttvi-
ties total S18700,ooo
The largest item Of this home
budget Is S7.800000 for civilian relief
work This includes service and as
slstance for families Of soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
to disaster OF the total appropria-
don for civilian relief, S5000,O0O Is
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense
The Red Cross invariably is the first
thought Of a community visited By ca
omlty. With this In mind, # was de
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of i919-20 to
have fixed reserve fund from which
10 draw In these instances
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines I'm hospitals and in camps
this year 81 100000 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for I'M
proyement 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 to
spread among children the principles
of sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation OF S4s,200ooo is
exclusive Of the local expenditures of
the 1000 or more chapters
Administration expenses this year
will be S1,800,o00 Last year they
were $2,30o,000.
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