Copenhagen 18 Sept. 1871.Mr. Karl Marx in London.

As you perhaps already are aware of, we have at here undertaken the publication of a weekly paper “Socialisten“ to act for the propagation of the social doctrines. The undertaken was soon seen to be begun in due time and the journal has already gained more than 3000 subscribers and its continuation is thus secured.

It was at the same time our purpose to form a society and had we to that end prepared a danish edition of the statutes of Internationale.

The formation of the danish society succeeded so well, that the members already amount more than 700 and several greater corporations will soon join us.

The journal has as we expected met very much opposition in the press, but it is evident, that there is a so good field in Denmark for the operations of Internationale as anywhere else.

If our undertaken is pursued with might and main, we may warrant, that we united with the radical peasantry (Bondepartiet) will be able to have the majority by the next voting for the Rigsdag, and have we already discussed this matter with the most importants of the leaders, and do we expect a good result.

We think that it should be more favorable for the Internationale Association, meanwhile to be attentive to the minor states as Denmark, as it here would be able to be more vigorous and finely to be master of the situation. We should not apply to the administration if we had not a reel real result to show—a such is now exposed, and we consider it to be our duty to enquire about if the administration will please to give us instructions. Specially we should much like to see Mr. J. Cohn here. Our pecuniary affairs are so far satisfying. The small capitals we could dispose of have surely been spent to establish the journal, but the incomes are now sufficient to give us a compensation for the time we offer on this affair.

A different case is it, if we in the first time shall hope to have some influence on the government. In that case there must be spent so much money that we cannot manage it.

It will then be of great importance, if the direction would adwance advance us with money as loan or gift, that we might be able to act, and if possible point out trustworthy men at here or send such to assist us with adwice advice and assistance.

How much money the direction will spent on this matter must depend upon of which consequence the direction might think it to be in this country to sit at the helm, for that this will be the case in above mentioned supposition, we will guaranty how strange it in the latter must have appeared.

Abiding your favorable answer and assuring you our most humble esteem, we remainwith social democr. salutthe red. of “Socialisten”Andersen, H. Brix, Paul Geleff,L Pio.