It was announced on Tuesday by the Prime Minister that
America would send "large numbers of American battalions" to Europe during the coming critical months. Further, America had agreed that American regiments not yet sufficiently trained to fight in their own divisions should be brigaded with French and British units until the crisis was past. In other words, American battalions will reinforce the seasoned divisions of the Allies, as and when they are wanted, instead of being held back until the American Army is ready to take the field. Their help will be invaluable. General Pooh needs, above all, more infantry at once, and the American troops with a year's training behind them are well qualified to take their place in the line, though their Army with all its expert branches is not yet fit for independent action. America could not have given a more decisive proof of her desire to help us than she has done by putting American troops under Allied Generale.
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