The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-09-18
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S48, zoe, 900
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary &c Protect
United states-$21, 900, 900
Less Than Last Year.

A program of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations of $4S.-
100000 have been made has been ou:-
lined for the American Red Cross fol
the fiscal year, July l, 1920, to July /,
1921, according to official
ment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 1920-21 are $21, 100000 below
those of 1920, In which 500, 400. 1000
was spent. S
Important among the items of the
budget for the present year is the ap
preparation Of 31,5O0,O 900 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes. 1000
900 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enables the American Red
Cross to continue its humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
fish 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. 1t Is regarded as social as well
as physical sanitation on a 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 a recurrence on an un-
~precedented scale. The Red Gross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladles from the United
States.
Millions for Work at 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 against 1t. Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible an. food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
Reorganization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue of its knowledge of the
disease and the presence of we'll es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence.
Including the total of $11 100000 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the $31, 5000 0 is S21, 900, 900 less than
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
es total SIG, 100000.
The largest item of this home"
pudget Is 81, 900 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
distance for families of soldiers, sail
RS and marines, and work incidental
o disaster. OF the total appropria-
ion for civilian relief, 100000 Is
1eld In reserve for the carrying out of,
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
nought of a community visited by ca
1mity. With this ia mind, it was de-
ermined by the Executive Committee
a rfpo tho hYY1ratA0f 1O10 On 20
nave 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 ST. 900, 900 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 It's
Junior Red Cress is doing mucp to
spread among children the principles
Of sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
lhe pcdCe time program OF the heu
Cross by service to its chapters In all
regions.
The appropriation OF SIS 100000 is
exclusive of the local expenditures OF
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administrator expenses this year
will be $1.SO0,000. Last year they
were $2,3OO,OO0.