| 4 Charles Street.
Northampton Square.

Dear Marx.

This morning I received  Der Brief von Victor Le Lubez an Hermann Jung, geschrieben vor dem 18. Mai 1868, konnte nicht ermittelt werden.
Schließen this letter from Le Lubez & as I shall not be able to attend our meeting, (having to wait upon the City boot-makers with a view of getting  Zum Streik der Bauarbeiter in Genf im Mätz-April 1868 siehe Marx an Engels, 11.4.1868 und Erl.
Schließen money for our Geneva friends) I hope you will be  Vermutlich behandelte der Generalrat der IAA dieses Problem in seiner Sitzung am 26. Mai 1868 (Meeting of the General Council May 26, 1868. In: MEGA2 I/21. S. 562.9–14).
Schließen there to prevent the council from taking any steps in the matter and enable L.L. to make a capital of it.

I ansered LL’s letter in the following manner:

Citizen Le Lubez.

It would be useless for me to attempt to get funds, in my individual capacity, however much I might sympathize with the belgian miners; it is only when representing the I.W.M.A. that I can hope to meet | with success & as I have no right to represent the said association without a proper authorization from the general council you will see at once that I could not wait upon the trades council or any society without having been first appointed by the general council; the council meets to morrow, if you think it worth your while to lay the case before the members, do so, only I must remind you, en passant, that the belgian committee of the association have made no appeal for funds & that unless such an appeal be made directly from that committee to the general council I fear the members of this latter will not even take your demand in consideration. I shall not be able to attend on a council meeting to morrow as I have to wait upon a society, for the Geneva lock out, so I thought it my duty to tell you how very unsatisfactory I considered the result of your mission would be.

I had no time to tell him more & I think he will understand that in order to get money | the appeal must be made from the proper quarter in Belgium to the proper quarter in London & not “d’un sauteur à un autre”.

I shall see you on  20. Mai 1868.
Schließen Wednesday & en attendant remember me very kindly to Madame Marx, Miss Jenny,  Eleanor Marx.
Schließen Ducy, Laura & her  Paul Lafargue.
Schließen husband & Hellen & believe me

truly yours
Hn Jung.

18 May 1868