Manchester, 29 January 1867 

Dear Moor, 

I have been so overrun by philistines this morning that I did not 
manage to despatch the second half of the note by first post, but 
am doing so herewith. 

I expect Meissner will accept your opinion. At all events it is 
obvious that after the first volume‘ you must have a 6 week rest, 

* See this volume, pp. 339 and 340. - > in the first volume of Capital - © Lizzy 
Burns - 4 J. A. Moilin (le docteur Tony), Lecons de médecine physiologique (see this 
volume, pp. 324-25). - © of Capital (see this volume, p. 343). 

and also see how you can put money in your purse on the 
Continent. I think it will be all right if you take him the rest of the 
manuscript yourself. 

The position regarding workingmen AND MANUFACTURERS 1S aS 
follows: India, China, Levant, etc., grossly oversupplied, in 
consequence of which caticos have been almost unsaleable for the 
last 6 months. In some districts feeble attempts by the manuractur. 
ERs to Organise short Time ensued. Being only sporadic, all of these 
collapsed. Meanwhile, the manufacturers go and send consignments 
of their goods, unsaleable here, to India and China, etc., thereby 
aggravating the ciur. They then discover that this does not agree 
with them either, and they finally propose the Hanns should take a 
5% repuction of wages. Whereupon counterproposal from the Hanns 
to work just 4 days a week. Refus* ot the masrers—acitation. In the 
last fortnight, finally, a situation has gradually been reached, and 
most recently become general, where short Time at 4 days a week 
has been introduced everywhere in the weaving mills and in the 
spinning mills that spin for them, in some cases with and in some 
cases without the 5% reduction in wages. The workers therefore 
were right in theory and were proved right in practice, too.*” 

The scoundrel Bismarck has splendidly gulled the scoundrel 
Bonaparte over the Peace of Prague, exactly as Bonaparte gulled 
the Austrians at Villafranca about the expelled Italian princes qui 
rentreront dans leurs états\—but without recourse to foreign 
troops.*” Bismarck is thus saying: the South German states auront 
une existence internationale indépendante, but only for so long as 
they themselves wish; from the moment that they wish to join with 
us, they shall be entirely free to do so, otherwise after all they 
would be not indépendants!*” Poor Bonaparte has never been a 
member of a student fraternity at a German university, nor has he 
ever practised the art of interpretation at one of their beer- 
conventions, and is consequently no match for the Hon. Bismarck. 
In Hanover they are most frightfully vexed at the Prussians,*” 
and not just the city itself but even mone! 80 amongst the 
peasantry —they are flocking to the queen and putting all their 
assets at her disposal. 

There is much ludicrous sentimentality therein, mixed with 
hatred for the military and the police; the very same people, e. g., 
are themselves saying that the administration is much improved, 

c., but the Prussians’ talent for inspiring hatred for themselves 

4 Rejection - > who will return to their states - ¢ will have an independent internation- 
al existence - 4 Marie of Hanover 

has once again proved itself here, too. I have this from 2 people 
who were there a short while ago and are themselves annexation- 
ists and Hanoverians. 

If I can manage it, I'll come down and see you for a few days at 
the end of this week or next, i. e., from Friday to Sunday evening. 
Providing it does not freeze again. 

Kindest regards to the tanirs. 

Your 
F. E.