3. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. To the Committee of the German Democratic Society in Paris
To Herr Bornstedt and Others[5]
Paris, April 1, 1848 22 rue Neuve Saint Augustin
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The following will serve as a reply to the note of Herr Bornstedt and others which was this morning left with Marx:
1. Marx has not the least intention of rendering anybody an account for any German newspaper article.
2. Marx has not the least intention of giving an account to any committee or deputation of the German Democratic Society with which he has nothing to do.
3. If Herr Bornstedt and Herr Herwegh demand explanations in their personal capacity and not as members of any committee or society, then Herr Bornstedt has already once before privately and also once publicly been told to whom they should address themselves.
Endnotes
[5] 7 Germany. In this way they hoped to carry out a revolution in Germany and establish a republic there. Late in April 1848 the volunteer legion moved to Baden where it was dispersed by government troops.