Karl Marx (March 8, 1848)

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARIS COMMUNITY 
OF THE COMMUNIST LEAGUE OF MARCH 8, 1848 

MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY MEETING OF MARCH 8, 1848 

Elected Chairman: K. Schapper. Secretary: K. Marx. 

Schapper: proposes to constitute ourselves the Paris Circle, no 
longer a single community. 

Supported by Marx and others. Agreed. 

Admitted: Hermann. 

Discussion on the re-admission of removed community members; 

Born gives a report on the meeting in the café Europe; so does 
Sterbitzki. Resolved by a large majority not to go into this café, where 
Decker and Venedey hold a meeting. 

Engler, Buchfink and Vogler (Weitlingians) unanimously ad- 
mitted. 

Unanimously resolved: the three above-named League members 
instructed to admit members of the Weitling community whom they 
consider suitable. 

Schilling unanimously admitted. 

Admitted to the public workers’ society as: 

President: H. Bauer. 

Vice-president: Hermann. 

2 secretaries: Born and Vogel. 

Treasurer. Moll. . 

3 organisers: Buchfink, Schapper, Horne. 

Agreed that the President shall use the form of address: Friends; 
anybody else as he likes. 

Marx to submit draft Rules for the workers’ society. 

The public society shall be called German Workers’ Club.! 

Wilhelm Hoger admitted as League member (proposed by 
Schapper, supported by H. Bauer). 

The meeting place of the public society shall be in the centre of the 

city. Some members are instructed to look for suitable premises. 
The League meeting is to be held at No. 6, St. Louis St. Honoré. 
Sterbitzki proposes Hermann, who is admitted. 

Secretary K. Marx Chairman K. Schapper