The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-20
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget OF s48,20O,OO0
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance OF Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary 70 Protect
United States-$2i GOO 900
Less Than last Year.

program OF relief and service to-
ward which appropriations OF S4S.-
200, 900 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 ng-
ures for 192o-21 are SCI. GOO. 900 below
those OF 1920. In which SOS. 4Oo. 900
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the sp-
preparation OF S3I.50O,000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes 81 .0o0-
900 IN purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross TO continue its humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples TO re-estab-
lish themselves. TO fght the disease cpl
and TO efface largely the remaining
traces of the blight left by the World
War. II is regarded as social as well
as physical sanitation on q large scale
that will have a direct bearing on fH-
ture conditions in America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today Is facing an
other winter of famine. pestilence and
V,1I1 Tv1hus dacraaoad ,,,,ob 5,rfn q
the summer months where last winter
II had It's greatest stronghold. but ply.
siclans who investigated the situation
at the behest OF the League OF Red
Cress Societies have given their IN.
qualified opinion that this coming win.
ter will see a recurrence on an un.
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels It must continue preventive meas
ures abroad TO keep this and other
deadly mRladiea from the United
States
Millions for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
trail Europe last winter the America r
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 IN
dernourfshed populations who By rea
son Of their undernourishment were
easy prey TO the epidemics. Where
DISCRIMINATION contributed last year
to the great inroRds 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 a new confidence.
Including the total of $11 900 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year
the S31. soc. 600 is 81. 900 600 less thar
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic actlvi
ties total SIG, roo, o0o
The largest item OF this home
budget is $500, 900 for civilian reliet
work. This includes service and as
slstance for families of soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work Incidental
10 disaster. OF the total appropria
ton for civilian relief, $4,000, 900 Il
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably Is the crs'
thought OF a communwy visited by ca
lamity. With this IN mind, 1t was de
termlned by the Executive Commute,
in preparing the budget OF 1920 Il
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw in these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailor.
and marines In hospitals and In camp.
this year $1,000. 600 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 co-operat
ing fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through It.
Junior Red Cross IS doing much e
spread among children the principle,
OF sanitation. An appropriation OF 81,
600 600 has been made for developing
the peace time program OF the Rec
Cross by service 10 its chapters In al
regions.
The appropriation OF s4s, 200, 900 Il
exclusive OF the local expenditures q
the 1900 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this yea
will be $4,000 Last year the,
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