11. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. To the Editor of The Times⁽¹⁾

Sir,

In your impression of the 16th March your Paris correspondent states:

"Karl Marx...has written a letter to one of his principal affiliés in Paris, stating that he is not satisfied with the attitude which the members of that society (the "International") have taken up in that city etc." ⁽²⁾

This statement your correspondent has evidently taken from the Paris-Journal of the 14th March where also the publication, in full, of the pretended letter⁽³⁾ is promised. The Paris-Journal of the 19th March does indeed contain a letter dated London, 28th February 1871 ⁽⁴⁾ and purporting to be signed by me, the contents of which agree with the statement of your correspondent. I now beg to declare that this letter is, from beginning to end, an impudent forgery.

Drafted by F. Engels on March 21, 1871 Reproduced from Engels' draft

First published in The Times, No. 27017, March 22, 1871 as an item on Marx's letter

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Endnotes

(1) J. T. Delane.— Ed.

(2) "The State of Paris", The Times, No. 27012, March 16, 1871.— Ed.

(3) "Le Grand Chef de l'Internationale", Paris-Journal, No. 71, March 14, 1871.— Ed.

(4) "Lettre du Grand Chef de l'Internationale", Paris-Journal, No. 76, March 19, 1871.— Ed.