About a fortnight ago* the Executive Committee of the 
AMALGAMATED Encinegrs finally invited the General Council of the 
International Working Men’s Association to send delegates to 
discuss the establishment of direct links with the metalworkers in 
Germany and the engineers in Paris. They now request you to 
answer the following questions before they come to a decision 
about you: 

1) The number of hours of work per day? 

2) How many working days a week? Is Sunday a working day? 

3) The amount of wages? 

4) Is overtime paid and at what rates? 

5) The number of members? 

6) How much is their contribution per week? 

7) Has the trade union anything to do with funds for sick relief, 
etc.? 

8) Which trades are covered by the union? 


With fraternal greetings 
Karl Marx