The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-16
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $48,20O,000
For Current Year. N
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21 ,ooo, 900
Less Than Last Year.

A program OF relief and service to
ward which appropriations Of $4s,
100000 have been made has been out.
lined for the American Red Cross fos
the fiscal year, July l, 1920, to July /,
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 1920-21 are $21, 100000 below
those of 1919-20, in which 69.400000
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 S11. 1.000,-
900 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross 20 continue Its humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to fight the disease epi-
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 n 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, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
1t 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 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
trail Europe last winter the American |
Red Cross with the aid of the govern
nents Of afflicted nations, undertook the
light against 1t. Hospitals were estab-
ished wherever possible and food and
were distributed to the un-
populations, who by rea-
son of their undernourishment were
Easy prey to the epldemlcs- Where
Reorganization contributed last year
o the great inroads made by the dis
.ase, by virtue of its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence Of well es-
abllshed hospital centers, the Ameri-
,an Red Cross this year will undertake
he work with a new confidence.
Including the total Of $1l 10000 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
he $31, 100000 is $21, 100000 less than
he expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
les total $16700,000.
The largest item Of this "home"
'udget is $7,S00,000 for civilian relief
york. This includes service and as
istance for families of soldiers, sail
RS and marines, and work incidental
o disaster. OF the total appropria-
Ion for civilian relief, S5,000,O00 IS
eld in reserve for the carrying out Of
ctual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
hought of community visited by ca
lmity. With this in mind, it was de-
ermined by the Executive Committee
n preparing the budget Of 1919-20 to
ave a fixed reserve fund from which
0 draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors S
nd marines in hospitals and in camps G
his year $4,000 600 has been set aside.
our million two hundred thousand
ollars has been appropriated for Inn
rovement of health and prevention
disease throughout the United
tates during the current twelve
lonths. The REQ Cross is co-operat- 81
lg fully with the United States Health
ervice in this work and through its
unior Red Cross is doing much to
,read among children the principles
sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
20 600 has been made for developing
le peace time program of the Red
ross by service TO its chapters in all
'gions.
The appropriation of $4S.200,00o Is
-clusive of the local expenditures of
e 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
III be $1,S00,000 Last year they
ere $2.30o,O00.