Citizen Marx made a speech in reference to the proceedings at 
the previous meeting. He said it was not true, as Major Wolff had 
stated, that Mazzini had written our Statutes. He, Marx, wrote 
them after discussion in Committee. Several draughts were 
discussed, Wolff’s draught among the rest.*°* On two points they 
were quite distinguished from each other. Marx spoke of capital 
oppressing labour. Wolff wanted centralisation and understood by 
Working Men’s Associations only benefit societies. Mazzini’s 
statutes were printed at the time of the conference in Naples. 

It could hardly be true that Mazzini had seen Marx’s Address 
before it was printed as it was in Marx’s pocket, unless Mazzini saw 
it after it had been put in Le Lubez’s hands and before it had 
been taken to the Bee-Hive. 

Again Mazzini wrote to Brussels, to Fontaine, a letter which was 
to be communicated to the Belgian societies, in which he warned 
them against Marx’s Socialist views. This was stated by De Paepe at 
the conference.” 

Major Wolff was not a member of the Council. Major Wolff 
ought to have sent a letter informing the Council that he intended 
to prefer his complaint. He [Marx] protested against the proceed- 
ings at the last meeting in the name of himself and the other 
Continental secretaries. He desired a note of this to be taken as it 
might be brought before the Congress at Geneva.