I thank you for your friendly invitation to your twice-banned 
party congress, which, it is to be hoped, will now take place.?” 
Although I shall not be able to attend your sessions as guest, I am 
happy to take the opportunity of sending the assembled Austrian 
comrades my greetings and a confirmation of my lively interest. 
We here, who enjoy a freedom of movement unknown on the 
entire Continent, certainly can appreciate that, despite the many 
limitations of their field of manoeuvre, the Austrian workers have 
captured the glorious position they now occupy. And I can assure 
you that here, in the motherland of large-scale industry, the 
workers’ cause progresses; and this is the most significant and 
gratifying feature of today that, look where we will, everywhere 
the workers are on their irresistible march forward. 

Your old 
Frederick Engels 

No. 24, June 10, 1892 paper, checked with the manu- 
script 

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