The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-03
MAKING war ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of s48,2OO,oo0
For Current FEAR. /
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
continuanes Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21 ,00o, 600
Less Than Last Year.

4 program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations Of $4s.-
100000 have been made has been out.
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July l. 1920, to July l,
1921, according to official announce,
ment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 192o-21 are SCI, 100000 below
these Of 1880; in which $6e, 100000
was spent,
Important among the Items OF the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation OF S31 100000 for relief Ia
foreign lands, which includes $11.0Oo.-
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue its humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to fght the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left BY the WOrld
War. It Is regarded as social as well
a. physical sanitation on 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-
ether winter Of famine. pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
II 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 Gem
4 trail Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments Of aflicted nations, undertook the
fight against it. Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations. who by rea-
-BOn Of their undernourishment we're
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
disorganization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by ggirtue Of it's knowledge Of the
disease and the presence of well es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year viii undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total OF 81. 000.00 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the SS1, 100000 is $21. 900, 600 less than
/ the expenditures for 1890.
Appropriations fer domestic activi.
ties total sic, 7oo,O0O
The largest item OF this ''home"
budget is &7,s0O.o00 for civilian relief
werk. This includes service and as
/ sistanee for families Of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
/ to disaster. OF the total appropriate
ton for civilian relief, 100000 IL
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
Actual disaster relief
/ Reduced Overhead Expense.
1 The Red Cross invariably is the Arst
thought Of a community visited By ca
lamity. With this in mind, II was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1890 to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
Fer assistance to soldiers. sailors
end marines IN hospitals and in camps
this year $1.900,O 900 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
pTovement 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 its
Junior Red Cross is doing much to
spread among children the principles
of sanitation AID appropriation Of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
regions. Il
The appropriation Of s4s.20o,000 IL
exclusive Of the 'ocal expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
win be $1,800,Oc0. Last year they
were $2,30o,O0O.