ALLIES’ GREAT RESERVES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1864, 15 August 1918, Page 4

ALLIES’ GREAT RESERVES.

The part which America in taking in the war was described by Mr Bonar Law in a speech in the House of Commons on June 18th. He said that in addition to their strategical objectives, the Germans had another general -one. “This long-continued battle must be a question of reserves,” he said. “The great source of the allied reserves was in America, and, of course, undoubtedly part of the German scheme in this whole campaign was to use up the allied reserves before they could be reinforced from our allies in America. They have not succeeded. I wish it were possible to tell the House, in the first place, the number of troops which since March 21 si have been sent from this country to strengthen our own forces, ft is a large 'number. But, as I said, the main source of these allied reserves was in America. The stress of necessity Ims made possible what seemed to be impossible. American troops are not coming, they have come. The change which this reverse has brought about Ims been the rapidity with which the Americans have come. I think the host way to make the House realise how lug that change has been will he to read an extract from the minute of the last Supreme War Conned. “Thanks to the prompt and cordial co-operati-on of the President of the I idled Slates,, arrangements which were set on foot more than two months ago for the transportation and training of American troops will make it impossild : fir the enemy to gain a victory by weaving out the allied reserves before In: has exhausted his own.’ ”