Letter to Friedrich Engels, April 16, 1869

Author(s) Karl Marx
Written 16 April 1869


First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXIX, Moscow 1946
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43


MARX TO ENGELS

IN MANCHESTER

[London, 16 April 1869]

E. = Eichhoff—B.=Borkheim.[1] I had written to Wilhelm[2] saying he should cease his malicious chatter and scribbling directed against Eichhoff, since Borkheim himself has now recognised his error. Wilhelm, of course, does not know that I know his own insinuations against Eichhoff from Kugelmann and OLD Becker.[3]

Did you receive the Lafargue manuscript?[4] It is not noted in today's letter from you.

Apropos: Hermann is now Stieber's official organ. Juch was forced to sell it, because of his 'diverse' creditors. In today's issue, Stieber starts right away by printing, on the first page, warrant notices, e.g., against the so-and-so Jaeger for illicit abortion of the foetus. Stieber is naturally represented here by a National-Liberal 'sub-Stieber'. I shall hunt out the carefully 'hushed-up' name[5] .'

With regard to the eye: try washing it with alcohol. This helped me. To begin with it hurts a bit. For the FIRST attempt, dilute the alcohol a bit with water. That will show you how much you can stand it. Anyway, trying can't hurt.

Salut.

Your

K. M.

  1. ↑ This letter was written by Marx over Liebknecht's letter to him of 12 April 1869. Marx deciphered the names explaining to Engels the following passage from Liebknecht's letter: 'E. I had always defended against B.'
  2. ↑ The letter in question has not been found.
  3. ↑ Johann Philipp Becker
  4. ↑ See this volume, p. 262.
  5. ↑ Heinemann