Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-10-29
|, MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $48,200,O00
For Current Year.
new DISASTER RELIEF PLAN.
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21 100000
Less Than Last Year.

A program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations Of $4S,-
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the, fiscal year, July l, 1920. to July /.
1921; according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The As.
ures for 1020-21 are $21, 900 900 below
those Of 1919-20, IN which SOC, 400, 900
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation Of $S1, 10000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes 81, 0oo.-
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Crsss to coprnue Its humanitarian e.
fort to aid l.ricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and II efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left by the World
War. II ID regarded as social as well
as ph ysical sanitation on large scale
that will have a direct bearing on fu-
turc 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
at the behest of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their un.
qualified opinion that this coming win.
ter will see q recurrence on an I'M
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 Hsme.
When the disease was sweeping Ger.
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Gross. with the aid Of the govern
ments of ahlicted nations, undertook the
nght 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
DISCRIMINATION 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 Cd
tablIshed hospital centers, the Ameri.
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with q new confidence.
Including the total Of $11.000,000 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $31, soc, 900 Is $21, 900 900 less than
the expenditures for 1919-2o.
Arp-cr-,.a.-- ec- ac--s.'c .ct'-'-
ties total s18,70o.oo0.
The largest item Of this "home"
budget is $7,S0o,0o0 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.
ten for civilian relief, $5,000,0oo 10
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the arst
thought Of a community visited by ca
lamity. With this in mind, II was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1920 to
have a fxed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances,
Fer assistance to soldiers, sailers
and marines In hospitals and In camps
this year 81, 900, 900 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for I'm
prevement 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 $4S,200,00c Is
exclusive of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be $1,800,000. Last year they