Letter to Laura Lafargue, April 22, 1892

Author(s) Eleanor Marx Aveling
Written 22 April 1892


First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, Second Russian Edition, Vol. 38, Moscow, 1965
Reproduced from the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 49


AVELING TO LAURA LAFARGUE

AT LE FERREUX

[London,] 22 April 1892

My dear Laura,

Enclosed a reply from the sweat Adolphe[1] to Paul's very excellent letter. I am writing to you from the General's, as I wished to ask his opinion before writing to you on the matter. He agrees with me that some answer should go, if you can induce Paul to send it. I know, of course, he is busy, but you may be sure that a reply is necessary here. It need not be long.

But who sends Lavy? Is it the Broussists, or is it, as Smith 463 writes, the joint Committee? That makes all the difference. But a few facts as to the real strength of the Parti Ouvrier would have a good effect here, and anyhow I hope the elections of May 1st[2] will show our real strength.

Get Paul to write, or rather, as I said before, do you write. (We all recognised your 'Roman hand' in the Chronicle article.)

Just time to catch the post. Love from the General and Louise and

Yours,

Tussy

  1. ↑ Adolphe Smith
  2. ↑ At the municipal elections held in France between 1 and 8 May 1892 the Workers' Party scored a considerable success, polling over 100,000 votes and getting 635 socialists elected. In 26 towns the socialists obtained more seats than any other party and in Roubaix, Marseille, Narbonne and Toulon they headed the municipal councils.