The result of the by-election at Liverpool will not be
known till we have gone to press, but we may say a word here as to the general issue for which the independent candidate, Mr. Hughes, stands. We believe that many of the grievances he has stated on behalf of discharged soldiers who have been compulsorily posted for further service are very real. We hope that the announcement of the Government that an inquiry will be instituted, and that no more discharged men who have served oversees will have their cases " reviewed," will satisfy those who are aggrieved. The promises are definite, and cannot possibly mean less than they appear to mean. But Mr. Hughes, who we should judge in any case is note" better friend of the soldier than his opponent, Lord Stanley, has tricked out his programme with a wonderful variety of other grievances—too little beer, too much Capitalism, too small wager, too much control, and so on and so forth.
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