Manchester, 22 February 1865 

Dear Moor, 

In great haste, herewith the statement.’ Schweitzer’s letter is 
‘rotten to the core’. The fellow has the job of compromising us, 

4 See this volume, p. 94. - > With regard to - © from Meissner (see this volume, pp. 
84-85. - 4 K. Marx and F. Engels, ‘To the Editor of the Social-Demokrat’. - ¢ See this 
volume, pp. 94-95. 

and the longer we have our dealings with him, the deeper we'll 
sink into the mire. So, the sooner the better! Liebknecht’s and 
Schweitzer’s letters likewise returned. You must have given 
Liebknecht a terrible dressing down if my letter appeared ‘kind’ to 
him! !°! 

Enclosure from Meissner. This time it really is full steam ahead 
with the publication,’ and that’s what really matters. I replied to 
his proposal to fix the number of copies himself as follows: 
suits me, but he must then tell me how many there are to be, he 
only gets the first impression for 2 louis-d’or. (N.B. In _ the 
meantime, he will have had to make up his mind and get things 
ready for printing.) 

In haste. 
Your 
F. E,