The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-09-24
MAKING war ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $48,2OO.0O0
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
CcntInuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21 900, 900
Less Than Last Year.

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 l,
1921. according to official announce
Iment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
lures for l9202l are $21, 100000 below
those OF $1,000. In which $69, 400, 900
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 $ll .OOO.-
600 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
F; Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue its humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re.estab-
lish themselves, to fight the disease epl-
demics 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 q 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
1t had its greatest stronghold. but ply.
isicians who investigated thu situation
at the behest Of the League Of Red
Gross Societies have given their On.
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see recurrence on an an,
,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.
trial Europe last winter the American
Red Gross. with the aid of the govern,
ments of afflicted nations. undertook the
fight against II. Hospitals were estab;
iished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the I'm.
dernourished populations, who by rea7
son Of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
INSTRUMENTATION contributed last year
ITO the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of Its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence Of well es-
Itablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
Ican Red Cross this year will undertake
THE work with q new confidence.
Including the total Of $1l 100000 IN
supplies lett from the last fiscal year,
the $3l, 100000 is $21 600. 600 less than
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
Lies total $16,7O0,O00.
! The largest item Of this "home"
budget is $7,800OO0 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
iors and marines, and work incidental
TO disaster OF the total appropria-
jtion for civilian relief, $5,000,000 is
held in reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief.
, Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
thought of community visited by ca
lamity. With this in mind, 1t was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget of 1920 to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines in hospitals and In camps
this year 81 100000 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provement 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 $48. 100000 is
exclusive of the local expenditures Of
the 1000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be $1.S0O.O00. Last year they
were $23OO,OO0.