Mr. Lansing has issued a most encouraging report on the
work of the American War Mission, headed by Colonel House, which came to London in November. The Americans, working with method and energy, arranged in a few weeks their plans for co- operating with the Allies during this year. " The extent of the military effort to be aimed at by the United States was clearly determined." The Allies agreed to share their shipping with America, so that the American armies might be transported quickly, and to co-operate in the manufacture of munitions. The amount of food- stuffs required by the Allies from America Was fixed, and a shipping programme was worked out. Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed " to put into effect a legalized and compulsory control of foodstuffs," so as to assist America in dealing with the problem. The report illustrates the incalculable value of American help, not only in men, money, and supplies, but also in the businesslike spirit which the American representatives have infused into the dealings between the Allied Governments. American organization, no less than American valour and wealth, is going to expedite the victory.
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