London, 29 September 1868 

Dear Frep, 

Enclosed and attached letter from Eichhoff'” together with 2 

issues of the Social-Demokrat* and the Staatsbürger-Zettung. 

You will see from them that ‘boozy’ Schulze-Delitzsch has 
succeeded in giving momentary importance to Schweitzer’s stage- 
trick; that Schweitzer’s whole congress consists only (minus 12 
men) of Lassalleans!”"; and that Schweitzer believes that he can in 
a very simple way replace his dictatorship over the General 
Association of German Workers by the dictatorship over the 
German working class. That is very naive. 

The sole practical question for us is: Should I or should I not 
issue an appeal at this moment? In view of its position, the General 
Council must maintain an impartial stand. Would it not therefore 
be better to wait until 1. the nullity of the results of Schweitzer’s 
game has become more apparent and, 2. Liebknecht and Co. have 
really organised something? 

It appears to me that the power of the General Council greatly 
depends upon its not tying itself down prematurely and never 
doing so without certainty of success; it should, rather, practise 
Russian diplomacy in its operations. 

If you share this view (and you must declare yourself in 
2-3 days), I can simply write to Wilhelm and Eichhoff that the 
majority of the General Council has declared itself against any 
public proclamation until the elements that have joined the 

a Der Social-Demokrat, Nos 112 and 113, 25 and 27 September 1868. 

International Working Men’s Association are sufficiently organised 
to provide the necessary backing. 

Your 
K. M. 

In the meantime Lassalleanism, which is already crumbling, can 
be further subverted unperHanp as, e.g., by your article.”