Fair play., 1920-11-20
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of s4s,200,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states--$2t, ,ooo. 900
Less Than last Year.

ward which appropriations OF $4B..
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the 6scal year. July /. 1870. TO July l.
1921. according to official announce
ment BY national headquarters Of the
organization al Washington. The fg-
ures for l92o.2l are S2l 200. 900 below
those Of l9lO.20. In which $69. 100000
was spent
Important among the items Of the
budget for the prescn, year Is the ap.
propriation Of $3I. ..tW,Ot,O for relief In
foreign lands, which includes $1l.00O..
GOO In purchased supplies ob 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 10 re-cstab-
iish themselves. to fight the dlsense cpl.
denies which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left by the World
War II Is regarded as social as well
aS physical sanitation on u large scale
that will have q direct bearing ON fu.
ture conditions In America.
Central Europe. the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today Is facing an
other winter OF famine. pcstilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much durin.
ttn ,s.hn l,>.f tS-tn nfaf
II had Its greatest stronghold. but phy
slcians 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
preccdcnied scale The Red Cross
feels II must continue preventive mems
ures abroad 10 keep this and other
deadly maIsdies from The United
| States
Millions FOR Work at Homo.
When the disease WAS sweeping Cen
traI Europe last winter the Anericat
Rcd Cross. with III" MD of the govern
mcnts ~ afflicted pa, ions. undertook the
fight against IT, Hospitals were estab
iishcd wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed 10 the IN
dernOurished populations. who ny rea
son Of thriI undrrnnurishmrnt were
easy prey to the epdrmics. Where
disorga nizntion contributed Inst year
to the great inroadS made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of It's knowledge Of the
a La ~ yN-nl nc
tablished hospital centrrs, the Ameri
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total Of S1l .00n. 600 ir
supplies left from tho last fiscal year
the $31, ,5O0OO0 is S2l t0l coo less than
the expenditures for l9l920
APPROXIMATIONS for domestic activi
ties total $l87Oo.oO0
The largest itrm OF This "h0mc'
budget Is 81. .sOn.OtM for civilian relie
work. This Includes service and as
sIstance for families Of soldiers. sail
: ors and marines. and work incidentH
to disaster. or the total approprIn
tion for civilian relief S5Wl0,O0O 4
held in reserve for the carrying out o
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably IL the hrs
thought Of a community visited by ca
lamity. With this In mind. II was dc
termined by the Executive Committe
In preparing the budget of lal9-20 (
have q fxed reserve fund from whic
to draw In these Instances
For assistance To soldiers. snilor
and marines In hospitals and In camp
this year S1.00O.O0u has been set aside
Four million two hundred thOusan
dollars has been appropriated for In
provement Of health and prevehtio
Of disease throughout the Unite
States during the current twelv
months. The Red Cross Is co-opera,
ing fully with the United States Healt
Service in this work and through II
Junisr Red Cross !s doing much I
spread among children the principle
Of sanitation. An appropriation Of 81
o00.000 has been made for developin
the peace time program OF the Re
Cross BY service to Its chapters In q
regions.
The appropriation Of $4S. 200. 900
exclusive Of the local expenditures Z
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yes
will be $1.s0o.00o Last year the
| were S2,S0O 900.