Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-23
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget OF S48,20O,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuancs Of Heavy Work Abroae
Deemed Necessary 70 Protect
United etatss--S2t ,0oo. 600
less Than last Year.

program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations Of S4s..
100000 hnve been made has been out.
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year. July l. 1920. to July |.
1871. according to Official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization al Washington. The hg.
ures for i020-gl are e2i. 100000 below
these Of iYl9p0. 10 which sos. 400. 900
was spent
Important smopa the items OF the
budget for the present year Ii the sp
preparation Of sci. 100000 for relief In
foreign lands. which Includes 81. 600.
COO In purchased supplies on hand and
net Distributed.
Must Protect Unisso states.
This will enable the American Red
Cross 10 continue Its huma nitarian ef.
fert to aid stricken peoples 10 re-estab-
lish themselves. TO fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and 10 efYace largely the remaining
traces Of the blight Jeff by the World
War II 10 regarded ~ social ~ we'll
~ physical sanitation on . large scale
that will have . direct bearing on ~
turs conditions In America.
Central Europe the chief sufferer
Z from the conflict, today IL facing an
other winter Of famine. pestilence and
ruin, Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
II had Its greatest stronghold. but ply
sictans who Investigated the situation
At the b@hest Of the League Of Red
Croas Societies have given their IN.
qualified opinion that this coming win
tes will see . recurrence on an un-
pTscsdenied scale. The Red Gross
feels Il must continue preventive ussas-
ures abroad TO keep this and other
deadly maiadiss from the Quilted
6tatsa
abilene sos Work ~ Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Croaa, with the aid Of tho govern
ments Of AFFLICTED nations. undertook the
night against II Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed 10 the un.
dernoursshed populations. who By rea-
cen Of theft undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
dlsorganixation contributed last year
to the great inrcads made BY the dis
ease. by virtue Of its knowledge OF the
disease and the presence Of well e.
tablished hospital centcrs, the Ameri.
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with = new confidence
Including the total Of &ll ,O0O. 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the $3l. 500 COO II $2l. OOO. 900 less than
the expenditures Tor lol02O
Appropriations for domestic activi-
tiss total ti8.7OO,OOO
The largest item at this "home"
budget In $7.SO0O0O for civilian relief
work. This includes service and a.
sistance for families OF soldiers. SAIL
ors and marines. and work incidental
10 disaster. OF the total apprcpria.
tion for civilian relief. $5.OOOO0O 10
held In reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably 10 the tlrst
thought Of community visited by ca.
lamity. With this In mind. Il was de.
termined by the Executive Committee
In preparing the budget Of l0i8-20 to
have hxed 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 heen appropriated for i'm.
rroveinent Of health and prevention
OF disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
montha The Red Cross II co-crerat.
ing fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through it,
Junior Red Cross 10 doing much to
spread among children the principles
Of sanitation. An appropriation Of 81.
O00,O00 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to Its chapters In oil
regi0ns.
The appropriation Of $As. 2o0peo IL
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters
Administration expenses this year
viii be St.s00,O00. Last year. they
were $2.30O.O00