The First International

The General Council of the First International
The London Conference 1865

Minutes


Source: Documents of the First International. The General Council of the First International, 1864-1866. The London Conference 1865. Minutes, published by the Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, for the Centenary of the First International in 1964;
Transcribed: for marxists.org by Andy Blunden.


Contents

Preface 11

The Minute Book of the
General Council of the International
Working Men’s Association

(October 5, 1864-August 21, 1866)

1864

Meeting of October 5 35
Sub-Committee Meeting, October 8 38
Meeting of October 11 39
Meeting of October 18 41
Meeting of November 1 43
Meeting of November 8 44
Meeting of November 15 46
Meeting of November 22 48
Meeting of November 29 50
Meeting of December 13 55
Meeting of December 20 57
Meeting of December 29 58

1865

Meeting of January 3 60
Meeting of January 10 62
Meeting of January 17 65
Meeting of January 24 66
Meeting of January 31 67
Meeting of February 7 70
Meeting of February 14 72
Meeting of February 21 73
Meeting of February 28 75
Meeting of March 7 76
Meeting of March 14 79
Meeting of March 21 82
Meeting of March 28 84
Meeting of April 4 86
Meeting of April 11 88
Meeting of April 25 91
Meeting of May 2 93
Meeting of May 9 94
Meeting of May 16 97
Meeting of May 23 99
Meeting of May 30 100
Meeting of June 6 104
Meeting of June 13 106
Meeting of June 20 108
Meeting of June 27 110
Meeting of July 4 112
Meeting of July 11 113
Meeting of July 18 114
Meeting of July 25 114
Meeting of August 1 119
Meeting of August 8 120
Meeting of August 15 123
Meeting of August 22 123
Meeting of August 28 124
Meeting of September 5 126
Meeting of September 12 127
Meeting of September 19 128
Meeting of October 3 130
Meeting of October 10 132
Meeting of October 17 133
Meeting of October 31 135
Meeting of November 14 138
Meeting of November 21 141
Meeting of November 28 144
Meeting of December 19 145
Meeting of December 26 148

1866

Meeting of January 2 151
Meeting of January 9 154
Meeting of January 16 159
Meeting of January 23 161
Meeting of January 30 162
Meeting of February 6 163
Meeting of February 13 165
Meeting of February 20 166
Meeting of February 27 168
Meeting of March 6 168
Meeting of March 13 170
Meeting of March 20 172
Meeting of March 27 173
Meeting of April 3 175
Meeting of April 10 177
Meeting of April 17 179
Meeting of April 24 180
Meeting of May 1 182
Meeting of May 8 186
Meeting of May 15 191
Meeting of May 22 192
Meeting of May 29 195
Meeting of June 5 197
Meeting of June 12 199
Meeting of June 19 200
Meeting of June 26 203
Meeting of July 3 206
Meeting of July 10 208
Meeting of July 17 210
Meeting of July 24 213
Meeting of July 31 216
Meeting of August 7 219
Meeting of August 14 220
Meeting of August 21 225

The London Conference of the International Workingmen’s Association
(September 25-29, 1865)

Meeting of the Standing Committee, September 25 231
Sitting of the Conference, September 25 236
Meeting of the Standing Committee, September 26 239
Meeting of the Conference, September 26 242
Sitting of the Conference, September 27 245
Meeting of the Standing Committee, September 29 249
Report on the Working-Class Movement in Germany 251

From the Manuscripts of Karl Marx

Karl Marx. Draft for a Report to the General Council, January 24, 1865 263
Karl Marx. Notes concerning the Conflict in the Paris Section 264
Karl Marx. Memorandum to Hermann Jung Apropos of the Conflict in the Paris Section 265
Karl Marx. Note to Hermann Jung Apropos of Ernest Jones’s Letter to the General Council Meeting, March 21, 1865 271
Karl Marx. Notes for the Report on Wages, Price and Profit 272
Minutes of General Council Meeting Recorded by Karl Marx, January 16,1866 273

Documents of the General Council of the International Working Men’s Association

Karl Marx. Inaugural Address of the International Working Men’s Association 277
Karl Marx. Provisional Rules of the Association 288
Karl Marx. Berichtigung 292
Karl Marx. Address from the Working Men’s International Association to President Johnson 294
To Trade, Friendly, or any Working Men’s Societies 297
To the Working Men of Great Britain and Ireland 299
The Industrial Newspaper Company (Limited) 301
International Working Men’s Association. (Programme of the London Conference) 305
International Working Men’s Association. (Programme of Second Soirée) 307
To the People of the United States of America 310
International Working Men’s Association. (Appeal in Connection with the Geneva Congress) 313
Monsieur Le Rédacteur de L'echo de Verviers 317
The Irish State Prisoners. Sir George Grey and the International Working Men’s Association 327
Karl Marx. Warnung 335
Aux Étudiants de Paris, aux Étudiants et aux jeunes hommes de tous les pays. Les Ouvriers de tous pays 337
Karl Marx. Instructions for the Delegates of the Provisional General Council. The Different Questions 340
Appendix. English translation of documents written in French or German
Karl Marx. Correction 355
To the Editor of L'echo de Verviers 357
Karl Marx. A Warning 367
To the Paris Students, To the Students and Young People of all Countries from the Workers of all Countries 369

Editorial Material

Explanatory Notes 372
Name Index 440
Index of Periodicals 477
Index of Addresses and Geographical Names 479

Illustrations

Page of the Minute Book (General Council meeting of November 29, 1864) with the printed text of the address to President Lincoln pasted into the Book 50-51
Leaflet with the programme of the London Conference of the International Working Men’s Association held in 1865 122-23
Minutes of the General Council meeting of January 16, 1866, recorded by Karl Marx 157
Page of Marx’s memorandum to Jung apropos of the conflict in the Paris section 267
General Council’s address to working men’s societies with the form of application for those wishing to join the International Working Men’s Association 292-93