ALLIES’ GREAT RESERVES.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 August 1918, Page 3

ALLIES’ GREAT RESERVES.

The part which America is taking in the war was described by Mr Bonar Law. in a speech in the House of Commons on June 18. 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 have been sent from this country to strengthen our own forces. It is a large number. But, as I said, the main source of those allied reserves was in America. The stress of necessity has made possible what seemed to be impossible. American troop are not coming, they have come. The change which this reverse has brought about has been the rapidity with which the Americans have come. I think the best way to make to House realise how big that change has been will be to read an extract from the minute of the last Supreme War Council. ‘Thanks to the prompt and cordial co-operation of the President of the United States, arrangements which were set on foot more than two months ago for the transportation and training of American troops will make it impossible for the enemy to gain a victory by wearing out the allied reserves before he has exhausted his own. ’ ’ ’