3 JULY 1909, Page 11

We are delighted to note that Mr. Windsor Lewis, the

Unionist candidate for the Cleveland division of Yorkshire, is M. ardent supporter of the National Service League. The need for showing the Government through the by-elections what the country thinks of the proposals of the Budget in regard to the taxation of land and minerals makes it essential that every effort should be made to reduce Mr. Samuel's majority. The fact that Mr. Windsor Lewis is so firm an advocate of universal military training gives him an extra claim upon the sympathy and support of serious men. We wish him success, and congratulate him on his courage.