ENGELS TO MARX‘? 

Manchester, 7 January 1868 

Dear Moor, 

Herewith returned the Ditihring* and the Beobachter? The 
former is highly amusing. The whole article is embarrassment and 
Funk. You can see that the worthy vulgar economist is frappé au vif* 
and can find nothing to say except that it will only be possible to 
judge the first volume when the 3rd has come out,*" that 
determination of value by labour time is not undisputed, and that 
there are people who have some modest doubts about the 
determination of the value of labour on the basis of its costs of 
production. You see that for this genus‘ you are by no means 
learned enough, for you have not confuted the great Macleod * on 
the decisive point. At the same time, there is the fear in every line 
that he may be exposed to a treatment 4 la Roscher.' The fellow 
was happy when he had finished the thing, but I am sure he 
carried it to the post with a heavy heart. 

Kugelmann and Wilhelmchen I shall return tomorrow. If there 
is anything in the copied letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Seubert 

aE. Dithring, ‘Marx, Das Kapital, Kritik der politischen Oekonomie, 1. Band, 
Hamburg 1867’, Ergdnzungsblatter zur Kenntniß der Gegenwart, Bd. 3, Hildburg- 
hausen, 1867, S. 182-86. - > F. Engels, ‘Review of Volume One of Capital for the 
Beobachter’. - © cut to the quick - ¢ sort - € H. D. Macleod, The Theory and Practice 
of Banking.... - § Engels has in mind the critique of Roscher’s views in Vol. One of 
Capital. - § Wilhelm Liebknecht 

which could be useful to me for a further Swabian article,> 

enclose it. 

I could do something for Vienna too. Richter could perhaps be 
asked about the Internationale Revue, he is supposed to know the 
situation there. 

Wilhelmchen’s parer is just too lovely—everything ready except 
the security bond, and so it cannot be published. Incidentally, if 
Wilhelm should go to Vienna then the fuss about the Austrian 
agent would really get going.*” 

How are things with Beesly, Lewes & Co. and the Fortnightly 
Review? °°? 

Best greetings to the tapes and the Doctor amorosus.” 

please 

Your 
F. E.