Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-03
MAKING WAR ON
. DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of $48,2OO,0O0
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-s21 900 900
Less Than Last Year.

A program OF relief and service to.
ward which appropriations Of S4S,-
100000 have been made has been ou..
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July /, 1920 to July /,
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
Organization AT Washington. The fig
ures for 102Q-21 are $2l, 100000 below
those Of l9l9-20 in which sG9, 400 600
was spent
important among the items of the
budget for the present year is the np-
preparation Of $31 100000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes Sl1 900.
900 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-
fish 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 viii have a 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 G1c.ensed much during
'he summer nonths where last winter
u ii"u It's greatest stronghold, but pnyS
siciahs wDo investigated the situation
NJ me 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 UNI
ipreceGented 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
trial Europe last winter the American |
Red Cross, with the aid of the govern |
ments of afflicted nations, undertook the |
fight against 1t. Hospitals were estab-
'lished wherever possible and food and |
clothing were distributed to the I'M
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son of their underneurishment were
easy prey to the epidemcs Where
DISCRIMINATION contributed last wear
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence of we'll es-
3t0blished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Gross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence
Including the total of $11 100000 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the $31, 100000 is $21 100000 less than
the expenditures for 1920
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total $16700,000.
The largest item of this "home"
budget is S7,S00000 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families of soldiers, sail.
ors and marines, and work incidental
TO disaster. or the total appropria-
ton for civilian relief, S5OOOOOO is
held in reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably Is the first
thought Of community visited by CA
lamity. With this In mind, 1t was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1920 to
have fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines IN hospitals and in camps
this year $1,900000 has been set aside
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for I'M
nrorement 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
'1ie2d amcng children the principles
n' sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
DOHH00 has heen made for developing
the peace time program of the, Red
Cross hy service to It's chaptersrih tafl
regions.
The appropriation Of S4S,200, 900 Ia
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
The 5000 or more chapters,
Administration expenses this year
VII be S1600000. Last year thew
revc 50 200 ono