Editing David Lloyd George (section)

====War goals====
Lloyd George outlined Allied war aims at a conference at [[Caxton Hall]] on 5 January 1918.<ref>Alan Sharp, "From Caxton Hall to Genoa via Fontainebleau and Cannes: David Lloyd George's Vision of Post-War Europe." in ''Aspects of British Policy and the Treaty of Versailles'' (Routledge, 2020) pp. 121-Plot–142. [https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003014089-7/caxton-hall-genoa-via-fontainebleau-cannes-david-lloyd-george-vision-post-war-europe-alan-sharp online]</ref>  Addressing an audience of trade unionists, he called for Germany to be stripped of her conquests (including her colonies, and Alsace-Lorraine, [[Franco-Prussian War|annexed in 1871]]) and democratised (although he was clear that this was not an Allied war aim, something which would help to ensure the future peace of Europe), and for the liberation of the subject peoples of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. He also hinted at [[World War I reparations|reparations]] (although it was suggested that these would not be on the scale imposed on France after 1871) and [[League of Nations|a new international order]]. Lloyd George explained to critics that he was hoping to detach Austria-Hungary and turn the German people against her rulers; the speech greatly increased his support amongst trade unions and the Labour Party.<ref name=GriggSpeeches>{{harvnb|Grigg|2003|loc=ch. "Speeches"}}</ref>{{rp|380–383}} President Wilson at first considered abandoning his speech outlining US war aims—the "[[Fourteen Points]]", many of which were similar to the aims outlined by Lloyd George—but was persuaded by his adviser [[Colonel House]] to deliver it. Wilson's speech (8 January) overshadowed Lloyd George's and is better remembered by posterity.<ref name=GriggSpeeches/>{{rp|383–385}}