We take the liberty of requesting you to insert the enclosed letter 
in your next.* We have every reason to believe, that there exists, on 
the part of the government, an inclination to enforce the Alien Bill 
and to have it then renewed by Parliament. We are, it seems, to be 
the first victims. We think that the honour of the English nation is 
somewhat interested in preventing the execution of such a plan; we 
think, too, we cannot do better but appeal frankly from the British 
Government to public opinion. And, therefore, hope you will not 
refuse to our letter the publicity which your widely-circulated paper 
is sure to give it. 

In case you should wish any further information, we shall be glad 
to give it, if you will only be kind enough to let. us know when and 
where we can meet you. 

We are, Sir, yours most respectfully. 

in Engels’ hand 

Works, first Russ. ed., Vol. XXV, Moscow, time 

1934 

* The following sentence is crossed out in the manuscript: “The spy system 
exercised upon us, by the British Government, to an almost incredible extent, is a 
sufficient proof, that the reiterated requests of the Prussian Ambassador....”— Ed. 

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Karl Marx and Frederick Engels