The following article which resumes the contents of Resolution 
IX of the Conference of London (September 1871) to be inserted 
in the Rules after Article 7, viz.:— 

Article 7a.—In its struggle against the collective power of the 
propertied classes, the working class cannot act as a class except by 
constituting itself into a political party, distinct from, and opposed 
to, all old parties formed by the propertied classes. 

This constitution of the working class into a political party is 
indispensable in order to insure the triumph of the social 
revolution, and of its ultimate end, the abolition of classes. 

The combination of forces which the working class has already 
effected by its economical struggles ought, at the same time, to 
serve as a lever for its struggles against the political power of 
landlords and capitalists.* 

The lords of land and the lords of capital will always use their 
political privileges for the defence and perpetuation of their 
economical monopolies, and for the enslavement of labour. The 
conquest of political power has therefore become the great duty of 
the working class. 

Adopted by 29 votes against 5, and 8 abstentions.” 

4 The French edition has here “its exploiters” instead of “landlords and 
capitalists” .— Ed. 

b The French text of the resolutions continues as follows: 

“Voted for: Arnaud, J. Ph. Becker, B. Becker, Cournet, Dereure, Dumont, 
Dupont, Duval, Eccarius, Engels, Farkas, Friedlander, Frankel, Hepner, Heim, 
Johannard, Kugelmann, Lafargue, Longuet, Le Moussu, Mottershead, Pihl, 
Ranvier, Serraillier, Sorge, Swarm, Vaillant, Wilmot, MacDonnel. 

“Voted against: Brismée, Coenen, Gerhard, Schwitzguébel, Van der Hout. 

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