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Show LANE'S LETTERS 'ON WILSON. From the cabinet of Woodrow Wil-1 son comes a series of letters which throws a now light on the working of tho brain of the president during the poriod of the war. Tho posthumous letters of FTanklin K 1 I Lane are being published in book form and they disclose a most unhappy family of cabinet officers in the tlmej I of the world's greateat crisis. Woodrow Wilson is represented as j an autocrat, who seldom consulted his advisers and who at times was Without patience, and quite often re j buked his associates. Lane criticised the president for maintaining an impartial attitude and J even quoted tho head of tho nation as j saying that he did not wish to see either side win for both had been i equally indifferent to the rights of neutrals. President Wilson waa opposed to the nation attempting a dual position of pretending neutrality while prepar Ing to be other than neutraL Lane was In favor of accepting war as tho Inevitable. Lane maintained that President Wilson was too Ideal Ambassador Page, in his posthumous I 4 letters, gives us much the same view of Woodrow Wilson The ambassador to Great Britain constantly was urglnc that America get In on the side of the entente. But dson refused to be moved from his position ot neutrality neu-trality until submarine warfare aroused hi deepest resentment ! , |