The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S48,20O,OOO
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21, 600, goo
Less Than Last Year.

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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 |,
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 1920-21 are $2l 600, 900 below
those OF l9l9-2O, in which $50, 600
vas spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the APP
preparation Of SCI, 900 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes $11 ,000,-
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross TO continue It's humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
liSh themselves, TO fight the disease cpl
and to efface largely the remaining
traces OF the blight left by the World
War. 1t is regarded as social as we'll
as physical sanitation on a large scale
that will 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 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 I'm
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see q recurrence on an un
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels it 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
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments Of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against It. 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
disOrganiZation 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 a new confidence.
Including the total Of $11. 10000 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $31, 800. 900 is sol, O0O. 900 less than
the expenditures for 1919-20.
Appropriations for domestic activl-
ties total SIG 700, 600.
The largest item Of this home
budget IS $7,So0000 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families Of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total a%ppropria.
ton for civilian 0elief, S5,000,0 900 is
held in reserve for the carrying out OF
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
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 1920 &c
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to 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. Tie Red Cross IS co-operat
ing fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through IT'S
Junior Red Cross is doing much &c
spread am.ug children the principles
OF sanitation. An appropriation Of 81,
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in al.
regions.
The appropriation of S4S.200.OO0 Is
exclusive Of he local expenditures o.
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yeal
will be $500 900. Last year they
we're S2,3O0,000.