The New York herald., 1871-09-05
TUE EUROPEAN SPECTRE.
Tho IntcrnatlOnal-Its Lead
ing Spirit.
ADDRESS TO SENIOR GORILLA.
The Society In London and In
Germany.

The Society in London and In
Germany.
rss Leading Spirit Of the. natisnaIs-Dr.
Kari Msrx-A sketch or His Life.
LONDON. August 10, 1871.
the International Workingmen's Association has
BEEN from the very moment OF Its foundation up to
the present day. almost entirely the work Of .
single man. True. this work became possible, be-
cause the elements were sufficiently ripe for IT. but
Is just as true. too. that 1t would probably have
proved failure had strong hand and powerful
Intellect not have taken the bride. To begin with
the araft OF the rst proclamation OF lhe society and
OF Its statutes (2sth September, 1894 up TO the
smallest details OF the present activity OF the asso
ciat,on, everything has been done by Dr. Karl
Marx, q German emigrant residing for something
ike twenty-five years in London.
Karl Marx was born at Treves in 1918, and is,
consequently, now In his nfty.lhird year. middle
sized rather stout and very handsome man, with an
ample gray beard and with plenty OF long gray
hair, DR.. Marx Il, so to say breathing health and
Intelligence. Exceedingly simple and Kind In his
manner. he fascinates every one on the first
approach, and makes one uncOmmony commune
catiye But should you even be reticent, II would
not prevent him from at once making out what
you came for and how far you are 10 be
trusted. He has a peculiar manner Of looking
closely into your eyes, as If he was pumping out
your most secret thoughts. Being short-sighted and
using always an eyeglass, he produces through this
manner OF looking ut people somewhat disaRreea-
bie impression, even on those who have no partlcu.
lar secret to hide. This peculiar demean0r must
have been developed In him through long years Of
conspiratory life and consequent necessity OF be-
ing very careful concerning people with whom he
came into contact
Karl Marx studied law IN Bonn and Berlin, but
soon turned all his attention 10 philosophy tHegers
especially, and afterwards to politics and political
economy. In 1S4l he took his professOrshp tFrtcat-
docenD at Bonn and became In the following year tine
editor Of the Rhetnschs Zeitun0 OF Cologne the first
paper openly opposed to the government Of Prussia
In spite Of double censorship Instituted over tine
paper Karl Marx managed to say enough TO win
the sympathies OF all the liberals, until then AFRAID
to utter single syllable OF opposition. and the gov
ernment suppressed the paper by an act OF force.
DR.. Marx went then for safety 10 Paris. where he
edited with Dr. Arnold Ruge (tne German transa-
tor OF II. T. Buckles work. aud now also an old emf.
grant OF Londonl the Deutscit- Tranz1sischs Jahr-
bache,' OF which. however, only two volumes had
duce them the frontier into Germany. In the
meantime Karl Marx pursued has studies Of political
economy. which finally became his chief subject
His writings however, both IN the above-men-
TONED parer and the Jahr0dcher were SO unpalat-
r demand was addressed to Louis Philippe to expei
Dr. Marx from the French territory Louis Philippe
agreed 10 the request with his usual courtesy. and
1t is SAID N blame oil Alexander Won humboldt that
he had hand in the negotiation OF the Two courts,
10 Belgium where ne lived till lsas contributor
10 the German Zcltung OF Brussels.
the February revolution having changed for
liberty TO go 10 Paris and subsequently TO Cologne
where he started the Nette khetnlsciss zein9. En-.
loying then absolute liberty OF the press the paper
created soon sensation. chiefly by lis bold defence
or the insurgents OF June ls4s. In May OF the next
hn fftn ,rsNlA
bsxony, Rneinish Prussia, WestpLa la and south
Germany, the new paper was again suppressed and
again to Paris where he turned out 10 pe just
as unucky for the french authorities proposed to
leaving French soil at once lie selected the second,
went To London and resumed there the publication
parts up TO 1884, when the progress OF the reaction
AIRY spirit became sufficiently strong not only to
prohibit the importation or the publication, but to
prescribe even the name or its editor.
About lS4o ID. Marx became connected with
contributor to the Jair6acser as well as to the
M ue Rhenntscae Zftang. EngelS served In I548
as captain IN The Baden army. but afterward under
wen, all Marks vlcisstudes, came over with him TO
London, took 10 the spinning trade In Manchester,
and has never lett since eiiher ms Trend or the
English soil. he Is now Marks rlght-hand man In
ms capacity OF secretary for spain and Belgium at
lne General Council OF the nternatonale. In fact,
ideas. but are equals IN ali social and intellectual
respects. With the exception oi the Treasurer OF
the Association, MIR. COwell Stepney ian Engshman
weLto-do persons In the whole OF the Association.
Marx pubiisned IN London, ne continued his
economical studies and became the correspondent
only ihe London letters signed by his name, but
nearly all the leaders on the most important ques-
lions % o. European politics he e1 his post on the
societies. which form formed themselves on on the the
Unions formed subject Of his particular attention
up to 1892 when the nrst idea Of forming inter-
nftn ANAL en has IxaavS
Having realized 1t in 1884 Marx gave 1t SO much Of
his time that up to the present day he mas not
ant work, ."Das Kapital, Kriuk der Potlscnen
oekonomie," a book which Is considered by many
people as the most valuable contribution made 10
The science OF politicai economy since the days Of
Ricardo We may remark by the way, that the
work Is already Translated into Russian, although
or his olner works can be mentioned here "Der
isned nrst in america in 1852 and reprinted in Ger
many IN 1870, and "Misere de la Pnllosophe, Re-
Ponse Pn sI Ia PnIlospphe de Ia Msers DE NJ Proud.
nomenclature OF these works II VIII be seen that
DR. Marx writes with great felicity German, French
Concerning his private life one thing only is to be
added here-ihat he Is the paIiarcal father OF two
grown up and highly accomplished daughters, and
The good-natured husband Of lady who has cour-
AReousy shared all the dangers Of his political
career
The Interuatiouale in SpaIn-Getting Ready
Tie Address 10 Zorrflia.
The Messenger, OF Toulouse, publishes the following
particulars which 1t processes t0 have received from
reliable source:-
I. At meeting held by the chiefs OF the Inter-
uauonale al barcelona 1t was resolved that on the
slgntest disturbance the churches. factories aud
pubic buildings are 10 be set on nre-no matter
wnat Lay be tile cause OF the disturbance.
Ihe entire lower story OF one OF the finest
buildings In Seville mas been found smeared with
petroleum.; the incendiaries having been evidently
interrupted before they could complete their work.
AIn0uroux and four other Communist chiefs
escaping the vigilance " OF the French police which
has nowadays so many unsound members have
succeeded In entering Spain.
4 The son-in-law OF Karl Marx one Paul
Lafargue, arrived a few days ago at Luchon on
the boundary line between Arragon and Catalonia
accompanied by his wife aud two slsters.in.iaw
These latter have Deen arrested, while Lafargue
succeeded ia escaping; but the Spanish authorities
have sent party In pursuit. Appearances indicate