[London,] 17 July 1869 
Dear FRrep, 

The heat here is killing. With you too? 

Enclosed a mass of stuff from Eichhoff, Wilhelm,’ Fritzsche.*”! 

Dear old Wilhelm—as always happily disposing of what is not 
his—naturally refers Fritzsche to me, in order to touch the Trapes 
unions here for £300, and he guarantees repayment! And quite 
pointlessly puts me in the embarrassing position of having to turn 
down Fritzsche! 

In addition, he doesn’t even seem to read properly the letters 
sent him. I sent him 900 cards and told him the annual 
subscription was Id. per card. Of these 900, I placed 500 gratis at 
his disposition, so the fellows would at least be eligible for 
representation at the congress.*”? And now he asks me whether 
fixed annual dues must be paid. 

The tough conditions under which Schweitzer returned to the 
bosom of Hatzfeldt are shown very vividly by the fact that he has 
been forced to allow Mende to start a row with the Internation- 
al**? in the Social-Demokrat. He himself knows best how dangerous 
this operation is for him! 

4 Wilhelm Liebknecht 

Incidentally, that old jackass Becker* had no need to involve the 
International officially in this dissolution process of the Lassailean 
church, instead of maintaining objective reserve. The old brute does 
a lot of damage with his longing for action. 

Freiligrath, the family poet, gave me much amusement with his 
‘robber’ and ‘corsair’»— Viennese mannikin. 

Best greetings to all. 

Your 
Moor