New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-21
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE FAMILY
OF DIR. CARL MARX.


20 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR; Though, as author of the international
Address on the Civil War France, DR.. Carl Marx has
epeae1y challenged NJ Theirs and colleagues TO prose-
cute him for lnel they have quietly put up with the
charges and Conen'ed themselves with the fabrication
OF all kinds Of caumues AGAINST the International In
general aud against Dr. Marx in particular. However,
they found an opportunity to wrcak their vengeance
upon hi, family. Some six years ago several medical
student. Mt the Paris University manifested on one Occa
sion then disaEecuou by shouting ptpe Ia Rtpu14ue!
One Of those students Paul LafarUe Spaniard by
birth whose family had removed into France, He was
bsnshed for two from the Paris University and he
came Ia London to continue his studies which he did so
successfully that in 1873 he obtained diploma qualifying
him "a medrai prac Toner BC slde thls ne succeeded
IN becoming the sou-D-ldw OF Dr. Marx In The Autumn
OF 1868 he returned To Paris and established himself
medical practitioner IN one OF w rauDouIks' AS
member o. the General Council OF the lnternatlOnal and
tSn. 6it ,dIe dnrns the Winter bat it NOT seem
that any his dugs excited the anger OF tho Govern
yl1ry and MJrrh without being aforementioned by the
police Perhaps neither the Government nor the police
Knew aught about Lafargue, or that he was tho son-in
NV Of Dr. Marx, and consequently they could not he
aware ~ any evil deeds OF his part. Some time last
PARK being In delicate health her physician recon-
Oended trip to the Continent and stay at
dlg place LuchOn in France, selected and early in
May she started, accompanied by her younger sister,
hr and Madame LIfargne l1iucd the perry at Luchon,
some means the French Government learned that the
Dc lost and rs Il WIS Hpo, IDLE to get at Dr. Marx 1t
resolved 10 prosecute the Younger members of the
family one morGinc Count Kfratry, Project OF
lice accompanied Try VI. Dcpcch the Procurcur General
ade his appearance. LIfar,uc took fight across The
Is anlsh border 10 BOssoY. HIS wife and siStersu-!aw
I.HCc"d d 10 Folk where they arrested carried
back TO LuchOn aud all their pack res and pIpers minute
searched To the great establishment Of the 4rcherI
Thiers and his colleagues not mentioned in any Of
amma and papas cIlSt,s, and the English passports
were iOund To be In the best possible order. s they
we're MARKS, and that was enough TO render T1erss
position unsafe. So they allowed a hours time 10
pe ON and two Pendarnes commissioned to watch
them during that time. Meantime NJ DPlpech put him
eth IN communication with the authorities OF Bo,SOy
and demanded the arrest OF Lafargue Lafarguc WIS
stDed ana escorted by geudauts. The London papers
were ADVISED by kilograms that OF the French lead
es OF u" International had been seized in SPAIN and
was about TO be given up to the Versailles Government,
instead OF which Lafargue liberated at Madrid
soon as was found that he had occupied his time with
Oiher matters than d. Tiers and his colleagues and he
now On his way TO London to meet and join the MUrxs
NheIe the French police dare not trouble them. What
cohnoelcf can Government who believes its existence
endangered by the presence Of few young
ttnOtst corner Of the nation have its own stability
London, sept. q, 1871. Pm.