London, 5 October 1872 
122 Regent’s Park Road, N.W. 

Dear Sorge, 

On vous taille de la besogne.” Enclosed the French translation 
(because the wording can be done most literally in that language) 
of 2 articles from the Federacion (Alerini’s paper). However, the 
Belgians are not really so terrifying. According to letters received 
subsequently they have already taken fright at their own boldness 
and do not know how to extricate themselves; in addition 
the disorganisation in the International in Belgium increases 
daily, which is very useful in view of the need to re-organise every- 
thing. 

In contrast, you cannot simply ignore the resolutions of the 
Jurassians which, having been passed by a Federal Congress, 
amount to an open declaration of war. Le Conseil général est tenu 

d’exécuter les résolutions du Congrès (Geneva Resolution). We 
wrote off to Geneva at once for the latest Bulletin jurassien and 
shall send it to you as soon as it arrives. In addition, you could if 
you want write directly to the Comité Fédéral Jurassien (address: 
Adhémar Schwitzguébel, graveur, Sonvillier, Jura Bernois, Suisse) 
and ask for information. 

It is a very good thing that these gentlemen have openly 
declared war and thus given us a sufficient reason to show them 
the door. After this open declaration it is impossible for a majority 
of the federations to demand that the matter be brought before a 
Congress especially since at most 4 would vote in favour (they 
themselves, the Spaniards, Belgians and Dutch), while all the rest 
would be against. Swift, vigorous action against these eternal 
troublemakers is, in our view, very much in place as soon as you 
have the evidence in your hands, and will probably suffice to 
disperse the threatened Sonderbund. 

Yesterday I sent you Nos. 65, 66 and 67 of the Emancipacion. 

The fact that Guillaume had told Wilmart in Brussels that 
the Spaniards would re-establish the Alliance since now, after 
the Hague Congress, it was more necessary than ever, was report- 
ed by Wilmart himself in a letter to Lafargue (which I have read). 

I had intended to enclose the report on Spain, Portugal and 
Italy to the General Council but will not have it ready in time for 
the post. However, I do enclose my report to Section 6, which 
you can give to Bertrand. 

Here Hales has launched a colossal slander campaign against 
Marx and myself, but it is rebounding on him without our having 
to lift a finger. The pretext was Marx’s statement about the 
corruptness of the English labour leaders. Some London sections 
and the whole of Manchester have protested most vigorously and 
Hales has lost his former majority in the Federal Council, so that he 
will probably be thrown out entirely soon. 

That damned Lucain has still not sent us the papers about the 
Alliance that he took with him, so we are still unable to make a 
start. The documents subsequently received from Switzerland give 
a full account of the Nechayev trial and include some Russian 
publications of Bakunin’s. They are all highly interesting and will 
cause a fearful scandal. I have never seen such an infamous band 
of scoundrels in all my life. 

My wife discovered after your departure that Emma had 
accepted money from you for your laundry and asks me to tell 
you that this was done behind her back, for otherwise she would 
never have permitted it. , 

Do not forget the minutes of the mandate debate, since 
without them we cannot include that section in the minutes; no 
one here has anything on it. 

With every post we are waiting for news from you and signs of 
life from the new General Council. 

Best wishes to Cuno, I hope he will write soon. 

Poor Hepner has indeed been given 4 weeks gaol because the 
International is prohibited in Leipzig! 

Your 
F. Engels