Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-10-01
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of S48,200,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-s21 .o0o, 900
Less Than Last Year.

A program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations Of S4S,-
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year. July l, 1920, to July 1.
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The fig-
ures for 1920-21 are $21, 900 900 below
those Of $1,000. in which $50. 100000
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year Ia the ap-
preparation Of $31 500 900 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes 81, 000,-
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United statea.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue its humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish 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 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
It had its greatest stronghold, but ply
sicisns who investigated the situation
at the behest of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their I'M
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
ments Of afflicted nations undertook the
fight against It. Hospitals were estab'
lshed wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed TO the un
dernourished populations, who by rea
son of their undernourishment were
easy prey TO the epidemics. Where
disOrganization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of Its knowledge OF the
disease and the presence of well es
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence.
Including the total Of 100000 II
supplies left from the last fiscal year
the $31, SOC, 900 is $21 900, 900 less thai
the expenditures for $4,000.
Appropriation for domestic activi
ties total S16,700000.
The largest item Of this "home'
budget is $7,s000o0 for civilian relic
work. This includes service and as
slstance for families of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
TO disaster. or the total approprla
ton for civilian relief, $5000,000 1
held in reserve for the carrying out o
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the frs
thought of a community visited by ca
lamity. With this in mind, II was de
termIned by the Executive Commute
in preparing the budget OF 1890 t
have a fixed reserve fund from S.bic
Z 70 draw in these instances.
kNr~For assistance to soldiers, sailor
and marines in hospitals and in camp
this year 81, 100000 has been set aside
Four million two hundred thousan
dollars has been appropriated for I'm
provement of health and preventio
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
Junior Red Cross Is doing much
spread among children the principle
of sanitation. An appropriation of 81
100000 has been made for developin
the peace time program Of the Re
Cross by service to its chapters In a
regions.
The appropriation OF S4s,200,0o0
exclusive Of the local expenditures {
the 1900 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yef
will be S1,S00,000. Last year the
were $2,300,000.