The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-10-30
MIXING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S48,20O,O0O
For Current Year,
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance OF Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-s21 900 900
Less Than Last Year.

4 program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations Of S4s,-
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July l, 1920, to July l.,
1921, according to official. announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington The ftg-
ures for 192O-21 are $21, 900 below
those Of 1919-2O, in which $50, 400, ,OeO
was spent
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year Is the ap-
preparation of $31, 100000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes $1l,OO0,-
900 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue it's humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
llsh 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 well
as 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
other winter Of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
it 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 will 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 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 It, Hospitals were estab
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son Of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
y ,4,.sf. +-l a.
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of its knowledge OF the
disease and the presence of well es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence
Including the total Of $11 900, 600 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $31, 100000 Is $21.O00,0O0 less than
the expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic activi.
ties total $16,7O0000.
The largest item of this home
budget is S7,Soo,000 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families Of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
tion for civilian relief. $5000,000 Ia
held in reserve for the carrying ont Of
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably Is the frst
thought Of a community visited by ca.
lamity With this in mind. It was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
In preparing the budget of 191e-20 to
have q fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines in hospitals and In camps
this year S1,9O0,000 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for Inn
proyement Of health and prevention
Cs 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.2oo, 900 is
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
Will be $1,S0O,o00 Last year they |
were S2,30000o