The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-09
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $4S,200,O0o
For Current Year. ,.N
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance 81 Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary e Protect
United 9tatss -421 600 90
~, Lees Than Last Year. -


4 program Of relief and servics .
ward which appropriations Of $48,
2oo. 90 have BEEN made has been GU:
lined for the American Red Cross fsl
the fiscal year. Jsly l. 1924. to July 4
1921. according to oMcial anAsunce
meat By aatisaal headquarters Of the
srganfzatisa At Washington. The hs
ures for 1o20-2l are S21 ,ooo, 90 below
those Of 1elS-2o. in which 3se, 100. eoo
vas spent.
Important aneng the items Of the
budget fer the present year IL the ap-
preparation Of 381. 50o. 80 fer relief in
foreign lands. which includes I'll. 900,
900 In purchased supplies - haaA aad
not distributed.
Mvst Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue Its Humanitarian ef-
fsrt to aid stricken peoples to e-estah-
lisA Themselves. to dght the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and to shtacs largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left By thu wsrid
War. II ID regarded a. social ~ we'll
~ physical sanitation On 4 large scale
that will have q direct bearing - II.
turs conditions In America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
frsn the conflict, tsAay y facing an
other wister Of famine. pestileaes ssd
ruia. Typhus decreased much dvring
the sunmsrssnsath where last water
1t had its greatest stronghold, but ply
sicians whs Investigated the situation
At the behest Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their IN
suaiided opinion that this coming win
ter will see 4 recurrence on an mn
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the Usitex
States.
Millions Ter Work a 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
Aght against It, Hospitals were estab-
ljshed wherever possible and food and
clothing were Distributed to the un-
dernourished populations. who by rea-
sen Of their undernsurishmen were
easy prey to the epiAemies. Where
disorga nixatien csntytbvtsd last year
t. tbs great inroads made by the dis
ease. By virtue Of its knowIedgs Of the
disease ard the presence Of well es-
tabiished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with 4 new confidence
Iacluding the tsfal ct I'll. o0O, 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the Ssi. 500, 900 10 t21 900 600 less than
the expenditures for 1922.
Appropriation for domestic activi-
ties total sc. 7oo, 900.
The largest item u this "home"
budget IL 9T.ooo. 900 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
'sistancs for families " soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
- disaster. OF the tstal appropria-
tion for civilian relief. $1,000. 90 IL
held IL reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably fs the Arst
thought Of 4 community visited By ca
lamity. With this in nind, It was L.
terminel BY the Executive Csmnittee
In preparing the budget Of 1S1e-2o to
have 4 Fixed reserve fund frsa which
to draw In these Instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailsrs
and marines II hospitals aal in camps
this year Il. go 80 has been set aside.
-Four niliiea tive hundred thousand
dollars has bees appropriated fer i'm
prsvement sf health and prevention
Of dissass throughout the United
StafeV during the current twelve
months The Red Cross II cs-eperat-
fae 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
OOO. 900 has been made for developing
tho peace time program Of the Red
Cross BY service to its chapters In oil
regions.
The sppropria ton Of -, 200. 900 IL
exclusive Of the local expen difures Of
the 3 900 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yea
viii BE- sfR00, 600 Last year tie,
we're e 200, 600.
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