Dear Mohr,

Many thanks for the pipe, which will be tried out this evening forthwith. Enclosed the report. I’ll send the things themselves back to you tomorrow. These provident societies inherited from the Middle Ages – the medieval humbug still clings to them in the “dress and parade service regulations, mining festivals and church parades” – apply in all German mines. Since Liebknecht’s little paper is after all the *Moniteur* of these Lugau people, you could, after reading the report, send it to Wilhelm for translation, but you must expressly make it a condition that it is not spread over more than 2 issues. Otherwise there would be absolutely no point. He can send the original back to you when you need it again. From Wehner I hear that the Prussian police swinishness in Hanover is getting worse and worse, breaches of letters, particularly those of Hanoverian officers who have entered Saxon service, are quite everyday. Indeed, what else is Stieber to do with the 400,000 thalers of secret funds that the Prussian Chamber voted him out of the revenues of the ex-princes!

Yours,
F. E.