The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-23
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of S48,200,0 900
For Current Year.
New DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States 81. oo0, 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 1, 1920, to July I,
1921, according 10 official announce.
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization ut Washington. The fig
ures for l92o-al are $21 ,000,0 00 below
those OF 10000, In which SGo,400,00o
was spent.
Important among the items of the
budget for the present year is the ap.
preparation OF S3i500,0O0 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes $1,000.
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed
Must Protect United States.
THIS VIII enable the American Red
Cross TO continue It's humanitarian ef.
fort TO aid stricken peoples to re-estab.
llsh themselves 10 fnht the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and TO eirace largely the remaining
traces of the blight left by the World
War. II is regarded as social as well
as 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, pestience and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
It 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. recurrence on an IN.
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels II must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
Statea
MiiIlsns for Work at Homo.
When the disease was sweeping Gen.
tral Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments ofahiicted nations. undertook the
fight against II. Hospitals were estab.
llshed wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son Of their undernourishment were
! easy prey TO the epidemics Where
disOrganixation contributed last year
TO the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of Its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence Of well es
tablished hospital centers, the. Ameri
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total Of $ll.O0O.OOO In
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $S1. 800 900 Is $21 .OOO, 900 less than
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic activl-
ties total $16,70O.OO0. -
The largest item Of this home"
budget IL $4,000 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families Of soldiers, sail.
orr and marines. and work Incidental
70 disaster. or the total appropria-
ton for civilian relief. $5.O00O00 is
held In reserve for the carrying ont 81
actual disaster relief
3. Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably IL the hrst
thought OF a community visited by ca.
iamity. With this In mind, II was de-
termlned by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget OF 19i0-.0 ia
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 Sl,0OO, 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 Cross is cooperate
ing fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through It's
Junior Red Cross Is doing much Ia
spread among children the principles
OF sanitation. An appropriation OF 81,
10000 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.200,000 Il
exclusive OF the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yeai
win be s1.s00,0o0. Last year the,
were $780, 00.-