London, 6 November 1882 

Dear Moor, 

Today I got a note from Laura in which she tells me that the fate of 
the Egalité will not be decided until tomorrow *2; prospects, how- 
ever, are most favourable. 

Have you seen today’s Standard? Telegram from Frankfurt* to the 
effect that, since Ignatiev’s arrival in Paris, there have been renewed 
attempts — initially, it would seem, of a fairly lukewarm kind—at 
a Russo-French compromise: if France were to do something more 
about the extradition of dynamiters,*?* Russia for its part would 
vigorously back up France in Tunis, Egypt, etc. So that explains 
the police campaign in France! We shall see if anything of a relevant 
nature is submitted to the Chambers. 

Lafargue has sent me the Prolétaire containing the indictment of 
himself, Guesde, etc., which was read out at St-Etienne.*?° A truly 
Bakuninist concoction, but otherwise weak: its strongest props are 
mutually contradictory Jetters, written on the spur of the moment by 
Lafargue to Malon, and calmly reproduced by the latter without, it 
would seem, any fear of the same being done to Afzs letters by 

 ‘Russia and France. Frankfort, Sunday Night’, The Standard, No. 18191, 6 November 
1882. 

Lafargue. Nor is he wrong; these gentlemen have made opportune 
use of their material and were Lafargue then to come out with 
Malon’s letters, it would be moutarde apres diner. I shall send you the 
thing tomorrow. But you must let me have it back for the sake of 
Bernstein, against whom I may well make use of it. In place of what 
I asked for, or along with it, the latter has proposed to send a small 
library of books about factory legislation, something which I can only 
hope I have nipped in the bud in good time’; I expect to get the Swiss 
Factory Act *°? any day now and shall order for you the latest Ger- 
man trade regulations which contain the provisions for factories. 
No other news here. 

Your 
F. E.