"Neue Rheinische Zeitung" — Declaration

Declaration

["Neue Rheinische Zeitung" No. 273, April 15, 1849, Second Edition]

Cologne, April 14. The citizens K. Marx, K. Schapper, Fr. Anneke, H. Becker, and W. Wolff as deputies today constituted themselves as the district committee of the Rhenish democratic associations.

The citizens Marx, Schapper, Anneke, and Wolff declared unanimously:

"We consider that the present organisation of the democratic associations includes too many heterogeneous elements for an activity conducive to the purpose of the cause to be possible.

We are rather of the opinion that a closer union of the workers' associations, since they consist of homogeneous elements, is preferable, and therefore from this day forward and hereby withdraw from the Rhenish district committee of the democratic associations.

Fr. Anneke — K. Schapper — K. Marx — H. Becker

W. Wolff, Deputy