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KARL MARX.
The Father of Modern Socialism Ends
His Life,
Dhilddelpdid Netcl

Mr.. Shevitch, the editor of the V0Iks-
Zettung, received a cablegram from Lon
don on Wednesday evening reading:
''Karl Marx is dead.-Frederick Engels.v
Mr.. Engels is a friend of Mr.. SheVitch,
and most intimate friend of Mr.. Marx,
and Mr.. Sheyitch says that he has the
most entire confidence in the genuineness
of the dispatch, although he has received
no confirmation of it. Mr.. Marx has been
in delicate health for two years past. and
was last heard of as travelling in the
south of France. Mr.. SheYitch believes
that he has died at some obscure town
there, and that the family telegraphed to
Engels, who in turn cabled here. Karl
Marx, the founder of the Inter-
national WOrkingmen's Association, was
born at Treves in 1918. He studied law at
Bonn and Berlin, but devoted more atten-
tion to politics and political economy. In
1871 he became prtcdt decent at Bonn,
and the following year turned his atten-
tiOn to journalism. He became editor Of
the RheiniSche Zeitung, of Cologne, the
pioneer paper in the great liberal move
ment which eliminated in the uprising of
184S. The Prussian Government exercised
rigid censorship over Marx s journal, and
finally fOrcibly suppressed il. DIR, Marx
then went to Paris, where he found reYolu-
tionists as ardent and as earnest as himself.
Associated with DIR. Arnold Ruge, the
German translator OF Buckles "History
OF Civilization" he prepared monthly
periodical, but. when he had published
only two volumes it's sale was interdicted
in Germany. Regarding his course in
Paris as dangerous to It's interest, the
Pfussian Government requested Louis
Philippe to eXpel the ardent republican.
The French King, doubtless expecting
that he would soon need similar act Of
courtesy in return, ordered DIR. Marx to
hn 6faN,rI rIrv n
sells, and remained there until 1913, con-
tributing to the DeatSche Zeitunq, pub
lished in that city.
The French revolution of 1S4S enabled
him to return to Paris and Cologne. but in
1919 he was compelled to return to Eng
land, where he became London cor
of the New York Tribune. and
also contributed to its articles upon the
most important questions of European
politics. His intimate acquaintance with
European affairs and the revolutionary
leaders rendered his communications
highly interesting, and did much to in
form correctly the American people upon
the aspirations of the European liberal
leaders who were then prescribed and
maligned.
Unconquered by his reverses, DIR. Marx
conferred with the political refugees, who
were numerous in England, as to the
best means of overturning the European
monarchies. He was profoundly i'm
pressed with the importance of a COM
bined movement, and deemed it essential
to remove the national dislikes which
ages OF ignorance and misrule had inn
planted i'll European peoples. Accordingly
he founded a'secret association, and en-
listed the most resOlute and earnest of his
associates in his counsel. Deeming that
his best recruiting ground would be
among the discontented workingmen of
Europe, he organized a band of emissa-
ries, who, spreading themselves
through Europe, found active sup
porters in the large cities, principally in
France, Belgium and Spain. Thus
arose the international Association. 1t
was governed by DR.. Marx and a council,
in which hallnatiOnalities wererepresented,
Its plan of action was to combine work
men of all countries in common league,
who, when the Opportune moment arrived.
were to help each other in overthroWing
the imperial or monarchical governments.
and establish republics in their place.
Victor Hugo's proposed United States of
Europe even found favor among the more
radical members of the society.
The International leagued itself with
all revolutionary bodies in Europe, and
thus soon attained an Importance which
as separate organization it could never
probably have acquired. 1t created a
feeling of brotherhood among persons of
different nationalities, and from it's mys-
terious character it was source of deep
concern to Napoleon III, The association
attained great prominence in France
during the rule of the Paris commune,
with which it was In active sympathy.
After the overthrow of that body, DR..
Marx published an elaborate defense of
its principles, which possessed all the
yigor and terSeness of Cobbett. The In
ternational was split at one of its conven-
tions, and of late years has given no sign
of its existence, though Prince KFapotkine
was condemned toimprisenmeati in France
a few weeks ago upon the charge of be-
longing to 1t.
DIR. Marx was a rather stout and hand
some man, with an ample gray beard and
long gray hair. In stature he was of a
medium height. He was married to a lady
who shared all the dangers of his political |
career. About two years ago he lost his |
wife, to whom he was greatly devoted, and |
one Of his daughters, since which time his !
health has been wrecked. in attempting /
10 recruit he went to the Isle of Wight |
and many other parts Of Europe, and |
finally to Algeria, but received no benefit. |