Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.37
Object Name
Certificate
Title
INTERNATIONAL WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION. CENTRAL COUNCIL, 18 GREEK STREET, LONDON ,W. FOUNDED ON 28TH SEPTEMBER 1864 AT A PUBLIC MEETING HELD AT ST MARTIN'S HALL , LONDON. THE ADDRESS AND STATUTES ISSUED BY THE PROVISIONLA CENTRAL COUNCIL FULLY EXPLAIN THE ASSOCIATIONS OBJECTS .... MARX ....
Place
Blackfriars & London
People
Marx, Karl; Odger, George; Wheeler, G.W.; Cremer, W.R.: Honorary General Secretary
Events
meeting
Date
1864-1876
Description
feature: signatories to certificate: Executive of Operative Bricklayers Society.
A framed poster reading "International working men's association", around 1870. Text reads: "NTERNATIONAL WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION. / CENTRAL COUNCIL, 18 GREEK STREET, LONDON, W. / FOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER, 154, AT A PUBLIC MEETING hold at St. MARTIN'S HALL, London. / The Address and Statutes ismed by the Provisional Central Council fulls explain the Association's objects and aspirations, which, however, may be summed up in a few words. It aims at the protection, advancement, and complete emancipation, econom.ionl and political, of the Working Classes As a means to this great end it will promote the establishment of solidarity between the manifold divisions of labour in EACH COUNTRY, and the co operation of the Working Classes of DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. / Its Organization with a Central Medium at London, and numerous affiliated. / Branches in Europe and America, will assist in uniting the Working Classes of all Countries in a perpetual bond of rational co-operation Annual Congresses of Delegates, elected by the affiliated Working Men themselves, will create for the Working Classes a public and powerful European representation, having subscribed to the principles, and applied to enter the fraternal bond, are hereby admitted as in affiliated Branch of the Association. / Dated the 186 G. ODGER, President of Council, G. W. WHEELER. Honorary Trenaurey EDUPONT, Corresponding See for France. IL TCNG, Corresponding Nee. for E. DIGITORP. / Switzerland, America, W. R. CREMER, Honorary General Secretary, Gertany L. LEWIS, Poland." Some text has been added in pen but this is not clearly legible.
