The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-09-23
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of $48,20O,O00
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21 100000
Less Than Last Year.

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 fig-
ures for 1920-21 are $21. 100000 below
those Of 1919-20, In which $69. 100000
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation Of $31 100000 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes $11, 000,-
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 we'll
MS physical sanitation on a large scale
that will have 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
1t had its greatest stronghold, but ply
slcians 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 q 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 Gen.
trail 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 undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics Where
Disqualification contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence of we'll es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total of $11,O00,0OO In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $31, 100000 is S21,000,000 less than
! the expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
lies total $16,700,000..
The largest item Of this home"
budget is S7.S00,00O for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sstance for families Of soldiers, sail.
ors and marines, and work incidental
ton for civilian relief, 100000 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
Iamity. With this In mind, 1t was de-
t 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 $1900,000 has been set aside.
!, -Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
proyement Of health and prevention
Of disease throughout the United
3. 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. An appropriation Of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
&glons.
The appropriation of $4S, 200,0 900 is
exclusive of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be $1,800,0OO. Last year they