Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-23
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 10 Protect
United States-S21, ,o0o. 900
less Than Last Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN

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 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 fg
ures for l92O-2l are s2l. 100000 below
those Of 1920, In which s69. .400. 900
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap
propriation of $31, ,bOO,0O0 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes $11. .0O0..
100 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue It's humanitarian ef'
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab,
llsh 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. It Is regarded as social as well
Is physical sanitation on large scale
that will have q direct bearing on fu-
! ,ure 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
II had Its greatest stronghold. but ply
siclans who investigated the situation
AT the behest of the League Of BED
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
'.res abroad to keep this and other
ieadly 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
fght against It Hospitals were estab'
'lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations. who by rea-
son Of their undernour!shment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
ilsorga nization contributed last year
70 the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of It's knowledge OF the
disease and the presence Of well es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
ran Red Cross this year will undertake
he work with a new confidence.
Including the total Of $1l,0O0,OOO In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $S1. 800. 900 Is $21. 900. 1000 less than
the expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic artivi
..es total $18,700.000.
The largest item Of this home
budget Is $7,S00,000 for civilian relief
.vork. This includes service and as
;istance for families Of soldiers. sail
RS and marines. and work incidental
% disaster. OF the total appropria
lon for civilian relief, $5,0O0.O00 Is
.eld In reserve for the carrying out Of
lrtual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Gross invariably is the first
.nought of community visited by ca
lamity. With this in mind. It was de-
'ermined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1919-20 to
aave a fixed reserve fund from which
% draw IN these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines In hospitals and In camps
this year 81 900 900 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provement Of health and prevention
of disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Red Crsss is .co-operat-
Inr fully with the United States Health
Service In this werk and through its
Junior Red Cross IL doing much to
spread among children tho principles
of sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
600, 900 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters In al
regions.
The appropriation Of $48. zoo, 900 u
exclusive Of the local expenditures u
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year