The log cabin Democrat., 1920-10-05
MAKING WAR ON
 DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces Budget of S48,2OO,OO0
 For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance of Heavy Work Abroad Deemed Necessary to Protect United states-$21 ,ooo, 900
 Less Than Last Year.

A program of relief and service to- ward which appropriations of S4S,- 10000 have been made has been out lined for the American Red Cross for the fiscal year, July l, 1920, to July 1, 1921, according to official announce ment by national headquarters of the organization at Washington The fig ures for 1920-21 are $21, ,OOO, OO0 below those of 1919-20, in which $69, 400, 900 was spent.
 Important among the items of the budget for the present year is the ap- propriation of S31, 800, ,OOO for relief in foreign lands, which includes $11, ,O0O,- GOO 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- fish 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 physical sanitation on a large scale that will 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, pestilence and ruin. Typhus decreased much during the summer months where last winter 1t had its greatest stronghold, but phy 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 will see a recurrence on an un- precedented scale The Red Cross feels tt must continue preventive meas ures abroad to keep this and other deadly maladies from the United States
 Millions for Work at Home. When the disease was sweeping Cen tral Europe last winter the American Red Cross, with the aid of the govern ments of afflicted nations, undertook the fight against 1t. Hospitals were estab- lished wherever possible and food and clothing were distributed to the un- dernourished populations, who by req son of their undernourishment were easy prey to the epidemics. Where disorganization contributed last year to the great inroads mode by the dis ease, by virtue of its knowledge of the disease and the presence of we'll es- tablished hospital centers, the Ameri- can Red Cross this year will undertake the work with new confidence. Including the total of Sl1 ,0OO,O in supplies left from the last fiscal year, the S31, ,5c00O0 is S21 100000 less than the expenditures for 1919-20.
 Appropriations for domestic activi- ties total $167OO00O.
 The largest item of this home budget Is $7,8000 900 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, S5,00O,000 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 19l9-20 to have fixed reserve fund from which 10 draw In these instances.
 For assistance to soldiers, sailors and marines In hospitals and In camps this year S1,9o0,00O 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 to spread among children the principles of sanitation. An appropriation of s1,- ! 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 S48, 200 GOO Is exclusive of the local expenditures of the 8 ,000 or more chapters.
 Administration expenses this year