Letter to Peter Imandt, March 30, 1871
| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 30 March 1871 |
Printed according to the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 44
MARX TO PETER IMANDT
IN DUNDEE
[London,] 30 March 1871
Dear Imandt,
The 'letter' is a product of that trashy Paris paper, the Paris-Journal, in its issues of 14 and 19 March. 71 A statement from me in reply appeared in The Times on 22 March (a notice in small print just after the leading articles).[1] That lousy paper has direct connections with the Prussian police. Its rédacteur en chef,[2] the notorious Henri de Pêne, received two bullets in his body as a reward for his participation in the 'peaceable' procession of the parti de l'ordre.
Regards to Bourbaki junior.[3]
Curiously enough the entire reactionary press in France printed the pseudo-letter. To give it more spice, the Paris-Journal published it under the high-faluting title: Le Grand Chef (translation of the Stieberian 'Hauptchef'6) de L'Internationale'. Salut
Your
K. M.