LAD #29: Fourteen Points

When President Wilson met with the leaders of the Allies including Britain, France, and Italy, his biggest concern was making sure that the nations of the world had an opportunity to form and maintain peaceful relations with each other. In his Fourteen Points, Wilson outlined some of the requirements he wished for all nations to follow. These were very idealistic measures, such as freedom of the seas for all and no secret alliances. Because his points were so idealistic, the other Allies did not believe they would work and were not supportive of them. They only wished to punish Germany for the damage it caused to their countries. However, Wilson, a pacifist, wished to take the peaceful route, the foundation behind his points. His points included no secret alliances, freedom of the seas, equal trading rights, demilitarization of all countries, organization of colonies and claims, the removal of troops from Russia, the removal of troops from Belgium, the removal of troops from France, the redrawing of Italy, the organization of an Austrian-Hungarian government, the removal of troops from Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro, the splitting of Turkey from the Ottoman Empire, the establishment of Polish states, and the formation of the League of Nations. Although the Fourteen Points were not incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson believed that the establishment of the League of Nations would lead to peace between nations.