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and creations while human beings are

and creations while human beings are
living on earth
The Manifesto was published early
in February, 1848, and ION February
2l the old crater Of revolution reop-
cned after eighteen years of rest; on
February "a the July-thrOne was
Turned in front of the July-column on
the Bastile square and the Juiy-col-
umn was once again for short time
a Column of Liberty"
Previously the Belgian govern
mont had refused several requests OF
the Prussian government to forbid
Marx" but now it had him arrested
end transported across the frontier.
He hastened to France, but did not
I like it in Paris. From there he went
| tc Cologne in March with plan to
revive the Rheinisehe zeitung 9'he
| first number Of the "Neue Rhcinische
Zeitung' appeared on June 1, 184S,
with Marx assisted by such men as
Engels, Wilhelm Wolf, Ferdinand
| Wolf, Ernst Dronke Ferdinand Frei-
| lligrath, and Georg Weerth. No other
paper in Germany has ever had such
on editorial staff, says Lieblsnecht
| 1t did not live quite year, but was
suppressed; the last number appear
| ing May 19, 1S49.
Marx then went to London. Here it
Twas that he found "the bricks and
mortar for his work. Capital could
9be created in London only Here
/ was written his Eighteenth Brumaire
of Louis Bonaparte," concentrating
1 the coup OF December 2. 1852, which
/ tdestroyed the last prospects Tor q
revolutionary revival them and com
sequently the Communist Alliance
went down. - s ie.4e F
\ During the years 1851 and 1859
Marx contributed to the New York
1 Tribune a long series of brilliant arr
/ ticles, which have since been pub
lished in book form under the title
4 of Revolution and Counter-Revolu-
| tion" (Kerr & CO.., Chicago. cloth.
/ 148 pp.. 81. In 1859 his "Critioue of
Political Economy was published, de-
! Imonstrating for the first time his the
ory of value.
A series of meetings held in London
sympathizing with Poland led to the
organization of the international!
Workingmen's association, culninag-
ing, on the l8th Of Sentemher. 1864,
4 in the memorable meeting at st.
James Hall, London. Marx edited the
inaugural address.
In 1867 the first volume of his Cap
ital' appeared; the later volumes wero
rot finished when he died.
Sickness" says Liebklecht.
brought on by excessively hard work,
undermined MARKS originally very
strong constitution and forced him in
the seventies to go to Karlsbad and
the south of France. Family misfor-
tunes overwhelmed him. Death
reaped his harvest. On the 2ra OF
December, 1881, his Jenny died-tha
playmate of his youth, his comrade
for life, his friend, his adviser, his
fellow fighter This blow struck hin
through the heart With her he him
self died. Her death was his death.
We who knew him felt this well.
"a voyage to Alsie-s and the south
of France did not bring him more
strength. I was appalled, when I saw
him again in the summer of 1882. He
did not complair-the deadliest blows
kill the nerve they do not cause any
ain-only death. He did not recover.
And then came the finishing stroke
Little Jenny, his favorite daughter.
the image Of himself, Longuet's wife,
died suddenly after short illness RIO
remained apprehensiyely calm cn' re-
ceiying the news. In the winter OF
1928 he was attacked by pneumonia
which, however. seemed to take fav-
orable course 1t was even believed
that he was convalcscent. Vain hope
"On the 14th Of March (1SS3i ne died
quietly in his armchair, with hardly a
struggle"
It is not for me To attempt eu!ogy
of Karl Marx. He needs none. Lieh-
, knecht's memoirs gives eliM.ses 81
Karl Marx, the nan as distinguished
from Karl Marx. tho scientist, and
; show him to be a man with big
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