The Devils Lake world., 1920-09-22
war ON
/ DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of s4s,200,000
| For Current Year.
DuEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN.
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United statss-$2t 100000
less Than Last Year.

s~OOS~-.S
United States -$21 .ooo. 900
Lees Than Last Year.
! A program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations of $4s,-
200, 900 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 fg-
pres for 192o-21 are $21 900, 900 below
those Of 1e19-20, in which $e9. 100000
WAS spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
propriatlon Of $s1, 10000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes $11, ,0o0,-
200 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Gross to continue It's humanitarian ef-
tort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
bish Themselves, to hght the disease cpl
bdemics 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 large scale
that will have a direct bearing on fu-
kure conditions in America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
tfrom the conflict, today is facing an
|sther winter Of famine, pestilence and
lruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
fit had its greatest stronghold, but ply
isicians who Investigated the situation
iat the behest Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their un-
}Qualifled opinion that this coming win
tier will see recurrence on an un-
Iprecedented scale. The Red Cross
ifeels 1t must continue preventive meas
lures abroad to keep this and other
}deadly maladies from the United
Estates.
MiIllons for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
tral Europe last winter the American
tRed Cross, with the aid of the govern
sments Of afflicted nations, undertook the
Ihght against 1t. Hospitals were estab.
|lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un.
Idernourished populations, who by rea.
|son' Of their undernourishment were
Ieasy prey to the epidemics. Where
|diserganization contributed last year
ite the great inroads made by the dis
lease, 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 $11 100000 ir
supplies left from the last fiscal year
the $31, 100000 Is $21,OO0,0oo less thar
1.-THE expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic activi
tiles total $1e.700,00O.
The largest item Of this home
budget is S7,sO0,OO0 for civilian RELIEF
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and work incidenta
ito disaster. OF the total appropria
ition for civilian relief, $5000,O0O II
held in reserve for the carrying out O
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably Is the frs
thought Of community visited by ca
Famity. With this in mind, 1t was dc
ttermined by the Executive Commltte
atn preparing the budget of 1919-20 t
ihave fixed reserve fund from whic
ito draw in these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailor
rand marines In hospitals and In camp
this year $1,000 900 has been set asid.
flour million two hundred thousan
idollars has been appropriated for in
aprovement Of health and preventio
sof disease throughout the Unite
Estates during the current twelv
fmonths. The Red Cnsss is co-opera
fing fully with the United States Healt
s8ervice IN this work and through II
Junior Red Cross Is doing much I
tspread among children the principle
tof sanitation. An appropriation Of 81
100000 has been made for developiu
aths peace time program Of the Re
1Cross By service to its chapters in q
1resions.
! The appropriation Of ~, ,2o0, 600
Sexclusive Of the local expenditures
ftAe 5000 or more chapters.
Adninistratien expenses this ye
1wth be 1900 900. Last year th,
3wsrsi 10000.
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