Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-11-04
MAKING lar ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S48, 200, 600
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21 ,Ooo. 600
Less. Than Last Year.

program OF relief and service to-
ward which appropriations OF $48.-
200 GOO have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year. July I. 1920. to July 1.
1921, according to Official announce
nent by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington The fig-
ures for 1o2O-21 are $21. Oo0. 600 below
those of 1e1o-2o. in which $60. 400. 600
was spent
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation of $31, 500, 900 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes $11 .OOO.
600 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed
Must Protect United States
This viii enable the American Red
Cross to continue its humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
Iish themselves, to fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and to efrace largely the remaining
traces of the blight left by the World
War 1t is regarded as social as well
as physical sanitation on large scale
that will have a 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 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 recurrence on an I'M
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 ut 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 gainst It Hospitals were estab-
iished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourfshed popula lions. who by rea-
son of their undernourfshmeht were
easy prey to the epfdemics. Where
Reorganization contributed last year
o the great inroads made by the dis
ease. by virtue of its knowledge OF the
disease and the presence of well es-
tablished hospital eenters, the Amerf-
the work with a new confidence
Including the total of 100000 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the s31 500. 900 is $21 600 600 less than
the expenditures for 1919-2O.
Appropriations for domestic activf-
.es total 16.7OO.OOp.
The largest item OF this home"
audgef Is ST 100000 for civilian relief
work This includes service and as
sistance for families of soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
10 disaster OF the total approprfa-
ofxr FOL tnf G
held In reserve for the carrying out of
a ctual disa ster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
thought of q community visited by ca
lamity with this in mind, 1T was de
termIned by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget of 1890 to
have a dxed reserve fund from which
to draw In these Instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines in hospitals and In camps
this year. 8. 900 600 has been set aside
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
of health and prevention
of disease Throughout the United
States during the current twelve
The Red Cross is co-operat
ing fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through its
Junior Red Cross IL doing much to
anOn8 CAAU1ch Inc PAinSiPiCS
Of sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
DOG. 600 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, 200 900 IL
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
the LEGO or more chapterA
Administration expenses this year
VIII be 8, 800. 600. Last year they
we're s., 300, 600.