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Show VANCE M'CORMICK F0IMT01EI0 Member of American Mission Mis-sion Says United States Must Get In in For?e. By International News Service. HATtRISBURGk Pa., Dec. , 16. "France and England have their backs in this war and the United States must get its back in, too. Tho war spirit of France and of England is as remaikable ' as it is splendid. They are in this war to win, and it is up to America to get Into the fight with the same dogged spirit of sel-sacrjfice sel-sacrjfice that will stop at nothing until victory is achieved." So declared Vance C. McCormlck, a member of the American mission, who stopped oft at his home here tonight en route to Washington, where he will-make a ivport to President Wilson. I:i discussing the work of the mission abroad. Mr. MeCormick said: "T feel that our mission was a great success. The efforts of all the allies are focused. They are working together, and the promises ore that they will continue to Io so." He would not comment on the Russian situation. Mr. M''Coriick told of the work the RC'l Ci uss is duing in France and he made a nation-wide appeal for the -support of the organisation. "It is not only up to the American men in uniform to get into this fight," said he. "l.Overy man, woman and child must do his or her p;-trt in winning the war. The Red Cross is tho humani tarian arm of ike service and I feel it my duty to mac the penp'.o of the country who cannot join tr r'ght !ng forces at the front to .insist tins organization to the last r-Quv.y." Alii" ouch he would not discuss details enrr.-eming the conferences abmad, Mr. M.-Cnriinck siid the .oi:don moeiing was especially interesting because of the sur-roun sur-roun iinqs. Ti;e session w.t? field in No. 1 " I 'owning street. th foreign office, in t'"e fame rnr-nt in which Great Britain in j 7 7 S declared war on her American colonics. |