After the minutes of the previous meeting have been read and 
adopted, Roser, the Chairman, asks whether Citizen Prinz, the 
editor, is present and, on being told that he has already left, says that 
as an official of the Association Prinz should be taken to task for his 
recent conduct and for the changes he has made in the paper* 
without notifying the Association.... 

Citizens Marx and Schapper, seconded by many others, move that 
in addition to Citizen Prinz as editor of the official organ of the 
Association an editorial commission should be appointed which 
should see that this organ truly represents the interests of the 
Association and is directed in the spirit of our party.*”' 

The motion is adopted and Citizens Schapper, Roser and Reiff are 
appointed to this editorial commission. 

Citizen Westermann reads out the “statement” issued from 
Brussels by Dr. Gottschalk and cannot declare himself in agreement 
with his course.” 

However, Citizen Marx, seconded by Schapper, moves that the 
matter should be left aside for the time being, since the statement 
issued was too doubtful and vague for any definite conclusions to be 
drawn from it; but that, to clear up the matter, a commission be 
appointed which should sum up the parts that appear vague, and 
send a letter to Dr. Gottschalk asking him for clarification and 
explanation. 

This motion meets with general approval, and Citizens Dr. Marx, 
Anneke, Schapper, R6ser and Esser are nominated and appointed to 
the commission.... 


“ Freiheit, Brüderlichkeit, Arbeit—Ed. 


514 Appendices 


Citizen Anneke proposes that the forthcoming elections” be 
discussed at future meetings. 

Citizen Schapper thinks that, if this had been done about four 
weeks ago, we could perhaps have achieved something good as a 
party of our own, but it is now too late, since we are not at all 
organised yet; it would not be possible for the Workers’ Association 
to get its own candidates elected. 

Citizen Marx is also of the opinion that the Workers’ Association as 
such would not be able to get candidates elected now; nor is it for the 
moment a question of doing anything with regard to principle, but of 
opposing the Government, absolutism, and the rule of feudalism, 
and for that, simple democrats, so-called liberals, who are also far 
from satisfied with the present Government, are sufficient. Things 
have to be taken as they are. Since it is now important to offer the 
strongest possible opposition to the absolutist system, plain common 
sense demands that if we realise that we cannot get our own view of 
principle accepted in the elections, we should unite with another 
party, also in opposition, so as not to allow our common enemy, the 
absolute monarchy, to win. 

It is hereupon resolved to take part in the general electoral 
committees which are to be set up in this town after its division into 
electoral districts, and to represent the general democratic principle 
there. 

Citizens Schapper and Réser are appointed to effect a closer 
liaison between workers and democrats; they are to take part in the 
committee meetings of the Democratic Association** and report 
here on them.