Letter to G. Blume, December 27, 1890

Author(s)	Friedrich Engels
Written	27 December 1890

First published as a supplement to Begründung der Beschlüsse des vom 8. bis 11. 12. in Berlin abgehaltenen Hilfskassenkongresses, Hamburg
Printed according to the photocopy of the supplement
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 49

MECW Note: This is Engels' reply to the greetings conveyed to him on the occasion of his 70th birthday by the congress of mutual aid funds held in Berlin on 8 to 11 December 1890.

TO G. BLUME IN HAMBURG

London, 27 December 1890

Dear Comrade,

Mr Stinzleih has passed on to me the kind greetings conveyed by you on behalf of the delegates to the Congress, the representatives of 596,000 German working men. There is no need for me to tell you in so many words how glad I was to be remembered at that Congress. Unfortunately I am unable to thank those concerned, who will by now have dispersed to all parts of Germany, and can do no more than express my sincere thanks to you, Mr Chairman, while giving you my firm assurance that, so long as it remains in my power, I shall persevere in the struggle for the emancipation of the working class.

Yours very sincerely,

F. Engels