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mich immer lustig über die von Blind für Blind über Blind dem
Hermann zugeschickten Inserate machte, und wir beide hier als
Eine Person gelten.
Salut.
Dein K. M.
I. Resolution. Whereas eitizen Tolain” has several times
tendered his resignation, and the Central Council has as often
refused to accept it,the said Council now leaves it to citizen Tolain ”
and the Paris Administration to reconsider, whether or not under
a present circumstances, this resignation be opportune. The Cen-
iral Council confirms beforehand whatever resolution the admi-
nistration may come to on this point.
II. Resolution. In deference to the wishes of a meeting of
32 members of the Workingmen’s International Association held
„at Paris February 24, and in obedience to the principles of po-
pular sovereignty and selfgovernment, the Central Council cancels
its resolution relating to the appointment of an official vindicator
for the French press. At the same time the Council seizes this
opportunity of expressing its high esteem for citizen Lefort, in
» particular as one of the initiators of the Workingmen’s Inter-
national Society and in general for his approved public character,
and further it protests that it does not sanction the principle that
none but an ouvrier is admissible as an official in our society.
{I. Resolution. The Council resolves that the present Ad-
» ministration with the addition of citizen Vincard be confirmed.
IV. Resolution. The Central Council earnestly requests
Ihe Administration at Paris to come to an unterstanding with
sitizens Lefort and Beluze, so as to admit them, and the group of
ouvriers they represent, to be represented in the Administration by
„three members, but the Council while emitting such a wish, has no
sower nor design to dictate.
V. The Administration at Paris having expressed its readiness
to acknowledge a direct delegation from the Central Council, the
Council accordingly appoints citizen Schily to be its delegate to
;: +he said Administration.
Privatinstruktion an Schily,
„In case no compromise be arrived at, the Council declare that
the group Lefort, after having taken out their cards
of membership, will have the Power under our Statutes (see
„$ 7) to form a Local branch Society.“ This to be held out
in terrorem, but confidentially, to Fribourg et Co., in order
1) Im Orig. Tolaine
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