The portion of Mr. Hodges'' speech which dealt with the
problem of the moment—that is,.the -return of the miners to work--.was -touched on with genuine feeling and also with dis- cretion. It ran as follows
There they stand, a strong, stalwart, brave body of men, believing:in their cause, capable of indoite sai:ging, not always amenable .to the fineness of this. or that point of view, not always ready to discuss questions of tactics—they are the great moral force of' the movement. Their capacity-to suffer for what: they believe to.13o- right is a'wenderful demonstration in itself,, but:it cannot go on- indefinitely. The. time, must come, and come soon, when suffering and sacrifice must be brought to an end. Human endurance can only go so far, and we are of course nearer the end of our powers of endurance than we were a week ago or a raonth.:ago.'
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