| Friday.

Dear Williams!

​Please send the cards. ​ All the leading men of the Workmen's Societies here are ready to become members, and as I have to start this day week for a propagandistic tour through Saxony (for short hours and against the labour of children in mills) I should like to have the cards at the latest on Thursday next. I shall lecture about the I.W.A. Everything so far is going splendidly; I have been denounced as “Republican”, “Communist” etc. but I have crushed all opposition, and the “Gothaner” of Leipzig will never dare to show their faces again before a public meeting. Unfortunately they have the police here, and seem bent to give me trouble. However as I have been highly praised in—the official Leipziger Zeitung for my late attack on the “Preuss. Spitze” I need not fear them much for the present.

When you have finished your work you must come to Germany, either for good, or at least for a series of lectures in the principal Societies.

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And now the most important. Most likely we shall be able to start a (small) daily paper from July the first. All democratic shades of opinion down to the “Jacobytes” would be represented, but we should play the first fiddle (I am to be Editor) and as the “social | question” will form the foremost topic, it would be necessary, for you and Engels to send us an article now and then; and Eccarius would have to take the Lond. correspondence (if possible) of course for a “consideration”, though a small one. The moment is most favourable. The “Soc. Dem.” at its last gasp, the pseudo-“democratic” paper of Leipzig bankrupt—and then the political and social excitement throughout Germany, in short I think there has never been a better time to found a paper with little money.​

Tell me your opinion, and then I shall write more.

The “Commonwealth” has not arrived. Please send me the two last numbers. If the Newspaperproject gets realised I shall subscribe for the C. at the Postoffice. But till then I should like very much to receive it regularly through you.

A propos, the cards, that I shall dispose of, will mostly be paid for, and you will get the money. Two thalers I owe you already, but——

In a few days I shall publish (in several papers) a short notice about “Herr Vogt” and mention a firm, where it may be had. The book is in the hands of many leading politicians already, and will sell well now, I am sure.

Your Brumaire is in safe keeping, and I still hope to get it printed somewhere in South Germany.

With your last letter I did, what you told me.

The rudera of Lassalle 's “glorious creation” | have been handed over to Bismarck in optima forma by the old hag. Hillmann is now “president”! under guidance of the glorious trio: Brass, Bismarck and Bucher, three nice B's!

In Berlin things are looking black for the Government . Events may be expected. The misery is terrible.

Our love and best wishes to all of you.

Your
Miller.

About the Geneva affair I only know what I wrote you last time. I gave the necessary information to the Berlin people, who bye the by have a hard stand now. Some will have to fight for the three Bs. Rodbertus, Ziegler and the whole lot of the friends of Lassalle have gone over to (or “rallied round”) the Government. It was to be expected. Excuse my hurry. I am terribly overworked. Take care of your health. You are wanted.