As to the accession of the General Federation of German 
Working Men’s Societies, it will declare in one way or another the 
identity of its purposes with those of the International Association, 
but the adhesion cannot take place directly, through a formal 
resolution passed by the [representatives] of the General German 
Association, because such a step would be in contravention to the 
Prussian laws regulating associations. 

From the same reason the Berlin Society of Printers and 
Composers, which takes the greatest interest in your proceedings, 
is disabled from adhering to the London society by way of a 
formal resolution. 

However, even the latter society is sure to send a deputy to the 
Congress to be convoked by the London Committee.””! 

Moreover, you must not forget, that our journal,* the organ of 
the German Federation of Working Men’s Societies, has been put 
at the entire disposal of the International Committee.