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.'f .HHEI TSORYO FT HE COMMUNLIESATG UBEyF. rederick
Enge• l•s • . • . _• • . • . .. • • • . 3
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1\!All&x.. ..-TnH EN eue_RheZieniitsBucynFh gre.e deErnigcekl2 s8
GERMANY: REvouJTAIND OCNo uNTER·REVOBLyKU aTrIOtN .
Maraxn Fdr edeErnigce.kl s 39
. . . • . . • .
39
I.G ermanayt hli e Outbreaokf t heR evolut.i on
50
II.Th e PrussiSatna te
�.·�I:I,ITh·.e. .O theGre rmanS tates 61
IVA�u stri.a . . . .. . . 66
V.T heV iennIan surrec.t ion 72
VI.T heB erliInn sur,rec.t ion 76
VII.Th e FrankfNoartti onAasls emb•l y 81
VIIIP.o leCsz,e chasn dG erman.s . . 86
· IXP.a n-Slavism-SThceh leswig-HoWlasrt ein 91
95
X.Th e PariRsi sing-tFhrea nkfoArsts embly.
100
XI. TheV iennIan surrect.i o. n . . .
106
XII.Th e Stormingo fV ienna-'fBheet·r ayoafl Vienna
lH
XIIITh.e PrussiaAns sembly-TNhaet ionAasls embly
XIV.Th e RestoraotfiO ornd er-Diaentd C hamber 119
XV.T heT riumpohf P russi.a . . . 124
XVI.Th e Assembalnyd t heG overnmen•t s 128
XVII.I nsurrect.i .on . . . . . 132
'X-VIIIP.e ttTyr aders . . . . 137
XIXTh.e Closcief t heI nsurrec.t ion H2
,, _ XX. TheL ateT riaalt C ologn.e . 147
,<\nnREOsFsT HE CENTCRoAuLN CTIOL T HEC oMl\fUNIST
; ' L�E-AGUBEyK. arMla raxn Fdr edeErnigce.k l •s • • 15-l
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THE CLASSST RUGGLIENSF RANC1E48 8-5B0yK. arMla rx1 69
IntroodnuB.cy Ft riedeErnigcekl s 169
THEC LASSST RUGGLIENSF RACNE 192
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I.Fr om FebruatryoJ une1 84.8 192
IIF.r om June1 84t8oJ une1 31,8 4.9 221
lIIF.. roJumn e1 31,48 9t oM arch 101,8 5.0 258
IV.T heAb olition ofU niversSuafflm ge1,8 5.0 295
THEE IGHTEENTBRHU MAIORFEL ouiBsO NAPARBTEyK. arl
Marx 311
•
AuthoPrr'esf atcote h eS econEdd iti.o n 3J1
FrederEincgke lPsr'e fatcoet heT hi11Gde rmaEnd itio3n1 3
THEE IGHTEENBTRHU MAIORFEL ouiBsO NAPARTE 315
•
SPEECAHT T HEA NNIRYSEAROYF T HEP eople'sB yP aper.
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KarMla rx , . 427
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KarlM arx toF rederEincgke lAsp, r1i6l1, 8 5.6 429
ADDRESASN DP ROVISIORNUALLE OSF T HEW ORKINMGE N'S
INTERNATIAOsNsAoLC IATBIyOKN a. rMla r.x 432
Addres.s . 432
ProvisiRounleaosl f t heA ssocia.t ion 442
THEC IVIWLA R INF RACNE.B yK arMla rx 1146
IntroduBycF trieodne Ernigcekl s 446
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I.F irAsdtd res0sft h eG eneraClo uncoinlth e Franco-
PrussWiaarn 461
IIS.e coAnddd reosfts h eG enel.'Caolu nciolnth e Franco-
PrussiWaanr 466
.tiDDREOSFST HEG ENERACLO UNCIOLF T HEI NTERNATIONAL"
WORKINMGE N'SA ssoCIATOINO·TN heC ivWialr i n
Franjc8 e7,1 475
LETTERTSO DR.K uGELMANONN THE PARICSo MMUNEB.y
l\.arMla rx 528
Apr1i2l1, 8 71 528 I
Apr1i7l1, 8 71 531
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�:1.IBFATORNYO TE TOT heP easWaantr i nG erma,nByy.
Fre�eErnigcekl• s• • • •: • • • • • 532
• €;I.t;IJ'IQUOEF T HEG oTHPAR OGRAMBMyKE a. rMlar x• • 550
·,. ForeworBdy.F redeErnigcekls 550
• • • • •
ci:KarMla rxt oW ilhelBmr ackeM,a y5 , 1. 8.7 5• 552
�·C'RIToIFQT UHEEG oTHPAR OGARMME 554
• • • . • •
;:f'rederEincgke ltsoA �gusBte heMl,a rc1h8 '.12887,. 5 • 584
;:;:FrederEickn geltsoK arlK autskFye,b ru2a3r1,y8 9• 1 596
LE.'.I'TOENRT SH E STRUGGTLHEEP RFOOLRE TAPlUAARNT Y.
ByK arMla raxn Fdr edeErnigce.kl • s• • • 602
KarMla rxt oF rederick ENnogvelesm,4b ,1e r8 6. 4 602
KarlM arxt oD r.K ugelmanFne,b ru2a3r1,y8 6.5 606
KarlM arxt oD rK.u gelmanOnc,t o9b,e1 r68 6. . 611
KarlM arxt oF rederEincgke lSse, pteerm1 b1Z,8 67 613
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KiarMla rx toF rederEincgke lMsa, rc5h,1 689• , • • 614
KarlM arxt oA .B oltNe,o vem2b3e1,r78 .• l. . . 616
FrederEincgke ltso F riedrCiucnho J, anua2r41y,8 27 619
•
Frederick Etno'Ag uegluss Bte heJl,u n20e, 1837 • • • 621
FrederEincgke ltsoF .riedSroirogheS ,e epmtbe1r2( 17),
1784. . . . . . . . . . • . . • • •6 2•3 •
KarMl arxt oF riedrSiocrhg Oe,c tboe1r9 1,8 .7 7.. . • 624
FrederEincgke ltsoJ ohanPnh iliBpepc keJru, l1y,1 897.6 25
Marxa ndE ngeltsoB eheLli,e bkneBdhrta,c kaen dO thers
(CircLueltat,reS re)ptem1b78e9r• ,. . � 626
·F rederEincgke ltso A ugusBtelb el,N ovem1b4e1,r78 9. 634
FrederEincgke ltsoE duarBde rnsteiOnc,tb oe2r5,1, 8 816 35
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FrederEincgke ltsoE duarBde rnsteNino,v em3b0e1,r8 8613 7
FrederEincgke ltsoA ugusBte heOl cto2b8e1,r8 82 638
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FrederEincgke ltsoJ dhaPnhni li.pBpe ckJeru,n1 e51 ,88 5 639
LETTEORNSI RELABNyDK .a rMla raxn dFr edeErnigce.kl 64s.0
FrederEincgke ltso K arlM arxM, ay2 31,8 5. 6. .. 640
KarlM arxt oD r.K ugelmanNno,v em2b9e1,r68 9. .. 642
KarlM arxt oS iegfrMieeyde r andV oKgatrA,lp r9i,1 l8 07.6 45
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THEB RITIRSuLHE I NI NDIBA.yK arMla r.x 649
THE FUTURREE SULTOSF BRITIRSULHE I NI NDIBA.yK arl
Marx 657
LETTETRO KA RL KA.UTSKOYN T HEC OLONIEBSy.F rederick
EngeNlos-v,e mbe1r88 2 665
12, .
ON RussIBAy.K arMla raxn dFr edeErnigcekl s 667
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K;arlM arxt oF riedrich SSeotpregem,b2 e7,1r 787. 667
OnS ociaClo nditiionnR su ssiBay.F redeErnigcekl s6 69
NAMEI NDEX 687
FREDERICKE NGELS
. THHEI STOROYF THEC OMMUNISLTE AGUE
1
WITtHh es entenocnte h eC ologCnoem munisitn1s 8 5t2h,ec urtain
falolnsth efi rspte rioodft hei ndependmeonvte menotft heG er·
Il1all workerTso.d ayt hipse rioidsa lmosfto rgottYeenti; t l asted
from1 83t6o 1 85a2n dw,i tthh ei ncreased noufmG beerrmsa n
�oi:Jcerasb roa.dt,h meo vem�td evelopienad l mosatl lc ivilised
countrNioersi .s t haatl lT.h ep resent-day international workers•
movemenitsi ns ubstanac dei reccotn tinuaotfit ohneG erman
. Th1.i sw orokf E ngef1osr mtsh ien tdruoctitootn h teh ierddi t(i1o8n8 5)
ofM arx·'psa mphElreitt hiilulbuendrge enKn o mmunisteZUn Kporlonz eB
[RevelaabtoituohtnCe so logCnoem munTirsita Tlhli.ts r itaolo pk lace
in1 852a fttehred efeoaftt h e Revoo.fl 1u8t4i8ao,nn d w asc ontrbiyvt ehde
Prussg!oavne rnmenitno rdetros upprtehsews o rkemrosv'e meanntda ,b ove
altlh,e C ommunLeiasgtu eI.n· connewcittithoh nia sl plo ssimbelteh oodfs
polipcreo vocawterieeom np loyMeadr.xc amoeu wt ithhi psa mphlaegta inst
these contpeomlpitmcieebt lheow dhsi cwhe reem ployuendd etrh el eader
shiopft hec hioeffp oliSctei,e bbeyrd ,i reicnts truocftt ihoekn i ngM.a rx
·
declares:
"Inth e persoofnt hea ccustehder, e volutiproonlaertyad riisaatr,m ed,
confrotnhteer du licnlga srseepsr esebnytt ehde jurya;c cutshweeed r e
�erefo:re condemnedc a·mbbeee cfaoturhesij esu rtyh.e y
· ..". R heninsohb ilaintdRy h enibsohu rgeoistihee viewrri dt'ihcgu't i lty'
joinetdh eci rnuy t tebreytd he French boaufrtgDeeeroc iesmib2ee:'r O nly
theftc ann ows avper operotnyl;py e rjurreyl,i gion; only bastardy, the
familoyn;l y disoorrddeerr!,'
·'·.. .T huss uperstfiatiiitonhut sh ej uryw,h icwha ss tirlilf ien
RheniPsrhu sswiaass, h attefroerde vIetrw .a sr ealitsheadt thie sa jury
courotft..h ep rivilcelgaesdsi enss,t ittuobt reidd ogvee r 11tahpeis n t he
lawb yt heb readotfJ:ih o urgeois con.s (c"Mi aernRi:ce,e v.e laatbio·ou nts
·. .
the ·C oloCgonme·m unTirsi)ta l.
Inr egatrodt hitsr isaelae l sMoa rxa ndE ngelGse,r m:a nyRevolutjon
QndC ounter-RcehvaopXXl.,u itnit oh.nep ,r esveonltu me..
Engelisn't rodutcott ihoeRn e velaatbiootunhtsCe o logCnoem munist
Triiasol fi ndepe.ni dmepnotrtaann.dci eso fg reiantt erIetsg ti.va e ssk etch
oft hhei stoofrb yo tthh eG ermaann dt hien ternatwioornkaelmr osv'e ment
and·d escritbheers o loef M·a rxa·n dE ngeilnst hec reatoifoa n m ilitant
proletraarritatynh, eC ommuniLseta gue.-Ed.
a
4 FREDERICEKN GELS
movemenotf t hatti mew,h icwha st hefi rsitn ternnawalto irokers'
movemaetna ltl a,n dw hicbhr oughttot hef ormea nyo ft hose
who tookt hel eadirnogl ien t heI nternatiWoonrakli ng Men's
AsscoiatioAnn.d1 t heth eoretipcrailn ciptlheastt h eC ommunist
League hiands criobne di tsb anneirn T heC ommunMiasnti
/e s2t oof 1 84c7o nstittuotdeat yh es trongienstte rnatbioonnda l
oft hee ntiprreo letarian moovfbeo mtehEn utr opaen dA merica.I
Up ton owt herhea sb eeno nlyo� e �ains ourcfeo ra coherent
1,
histoorfyt hamto vemenTth.i si st hes o-calBlleadc Bko okT, he
CommusntCi onspiroaftc hiNeei sn eteCeenntthub ryW ye,r muth
andS tiebBeerr,l itnw,o p art1s,8 5a3n d1 854Th.i sc rudceo m
pilatwihoinc bhr istwlietsdh e liberfaatles ificaftaibornisc,a btye d
twoo ft hem ostp itifpuoll icsec oundroeflo su rc entursyt,i ll
servaesst hef inaslo urcteo dafyo ra lln on-communwirsitt ings
aboutth apte riod.
WhatI am ablteo g ivhee rise onlay s ketacnhd t himso reover
onlyi ns of ara st heL eague iist sceolnfc ernoendl;y w hati s
absolutely nefcoerus nsdaerrys tantdhienR ge velatI ihoopnes .
thaIt s halble a llowteod- worukp t her icmha tericaoll lecbtye d
Marxa ndm yselofn t heh istoorfyth atg lorioyuosu thfpuelr iod
oft hei nternatwioornkaelr mso'v ement.
In1 83t6h em oste xtremceh,i efplryo letaerlieamne notfst he
democratic-repsuebclriecta nO utlawsw'h iLcewhaa gsfu oeu,n ded
hy Germanr efugeiensP ariisn 1834s,pl iotff andf 0rmed
then ew secreLte agueo f the JustT.h e parenLte aguei n
whihcw erel efotn lsyl eepy-heaedleedm enat lsaJ a cOIDVUeSn edey
soonf elals leaelpt ogetwhheern;i n1 84t0h ep olisccee ntoeudta
fews ectiionnG se rmaniyt,w ash ardleyv ean s hadoowf i tfso rmer
selfT.h en ewL eaguoen,t heo thehra ndd,e velopceodm paratively
·rapidOlryi.g inaitl wlays a Germaonu tlioeftr h eF rencwho rker-
1T heI nternatiWoonrakli nMge n'Ass sociaitsit ohneo fficiatli tolfet he
FirsItn ternatifoonuanld,ei dn Londoni n1 864. {ItIsn augurAadl dress
andS tatutaerseg iveinn t hep resevnotl ume, 432p-.e ts eqO,n theF irst
Internatisoeneaa llst oh el etteorfMs an andE ngeltsoK ugelmanSno,r ge,
Rolte;C unoan dB eheiln t hep resevnot lume.-Ed.
3 SeeV olumIe oft hper eseendt ition.-Ed.
HISTORYO F THE COMMUNISTL EAGUE 5
communislmni kedw ithr ecoelcltioonfsB abouivsm1 thawta :;
takinsgh apien P ariast a boutth itsi mec;o mmuniotfyg oods
wasd emandeadst hen ecesscaornys equeonf"c eeq uayl;i"Tt he
aimsw eret hosoeft heP arisisaenc rseotic etioefst het imev,i z.,
halpfr oapgandaas sociahtailocfno ,n spiraPcayr;i sh,o wever,
beinagl wyasr egardaestd h ec entrpaoli notfr 'e vuotlionaarcyt ion,
althho utghep reparaotfio ocnc asiopnuatls cihnGe esr manwyas
byn om eanesx cludSeidn.c heo,w evePra,r irse maintehded ecisive
battlegrtohuenL de,a guaet t hatti mew asn ota ctaullym uch
moret hatnh eG ermabnr ancohft heF rencshe crseocti etiesepse,
cialtlhyeS oeideetsSe a.i s2o lnesd Bblyna quia ndB arbewsi,t h
whicah closceo nnec-twiaosmn a intainTehdeF. r encwhe nti nto
actioonn M ay 12, 183;93 t hes ectioofnt sh eL eagumea rched
witthh ema ndt huwse rei nvolvientd h ec ommond efeat.
Of theG ennanKsa,r lS chappe ra·n dH einriBcahu ewre re
arrestLeodu;i Psh ilip4p eg'osv ernmecnotn tenittesde lf with
expelltihnegma ftear f airlloyn igm prisonmBeontthw. e ntt o
London. Schcaapmpefe rro mW eilbuirngN assaaun dw hilae
studeonftf oresattrG yi essienn1 832w asa membeorf t hec on
spiraocryg aniseGde obryBg u chne5 rh;et oopka ritn t hes torm-
1B abouvisTmh.et heoroyf t heF renccho mmunisGtr,a cchBuasb euf
(1760-9d7u)r,i ntgh ·ep erioofdt hefi rsFtr ench bourgeois revolution. Babeuf
wasa tt heh eado ft hes.o -calCloends piorafc tyh eE qual(s1 795-9T6h)e.
communisomft heB ahouvihsatd·s a c rudeeq ualitacrhiaarna cter.
Babeufu'tso ap-i"equalitcaormimaunn i"s-marisienst hep erioodft he
overthrooffw e udalaisnmdi sa resu"lotf t heu ndevelospteadt uorfet he
proletairtisaeatln fdo ft hel acokf t hem atericaoln ditifoonris tl.si beration.,
(Marx).-Ed.
2T heS ocieotfyt heS easonAs c.o mmunissetc rseotc ieotryg anibsyed
Blanqiuni1 837w,h icwha so fa conspiratcohrairaaelcr .t-Ed.
3T hei :nsurrecotfiM oany 1128, 39w,a so rganibsye d tSheo cieotfy
theS easonTsh.e m unicipal bwuaislo dcicnugp iepdr,o vai sigoonevarln m,,nt.
proclaiamneddB lanqwuais e lectceodm manrd-ein-chSiienfct.eh eyw ere
notl inkewdi tht hem asso ft hep eoplteh,eh .a ndfuolfc onspirators were
speedily bryot uhtepe odl iacned t heN ationGaula rd.-Ed.
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4L ouiPsh ilip0p7e7 3-185K0i)n.go fF ranced;u rintgh e" Julmyo n
archy" he reptrheeis netnetreeodsf tt hse b ankiangn dfi nanciaarli stocracy.
TheJ ulyR evolutoifo1 n8 30b roughhti mt ot M thronet;h eF ebruary
Revolutoifo1 n8 48o verthhriemw. -Ed.
5 Thisr efetros t hea ttempattr evolutiopnraorpya ganamdoan :: the
'Iesspieaans anutnsd ertabkyet nh eG erma·pn oetG,e orBgu chne(r1 8::' l-37).
in1 834t,go ethewri tht hep rieWseti ditgh,e l eadoefrt heH essilani berals,
6 FREDERICEKN GELS
ingo ft heF rankfoprotl icset ati1o onn Apri3l, 1 833es,c.a ped
abroad"'ainnFd e brua1r8y 3j4o ineMda zzineix'pse dittiooS na
v�y.O2:f gigantsitca turrees,o launtdee nergeatliwca,y rse adtyo
imperbiolu rgeeoxiiss teanncdel ifhee,w asa modeelx amploef
a professiroenvaoll utiosnuacrhay s p layead r oline the' th·i r
tiesI.n s pitoef a certacilnu msinoefst sh oughhte,w asb y no
meanisn capaobfla e betttheero retuincdaelr stanadsii nspg r,o ved
by hisd evelopmfernotm " demagoguteo"C 3o mmunisatn,d h e
heltdh eanl lth em orer igidtlowy h ath eo ncec amet or ecognise.
Precisoenlt yh aatc couhnits r evolutiopnaasrsyio ofnt egno tt he
betteofrh isu nderstandbiunthg e, a lwayasf terwasradwsh is
mistaakned o penlayc knowledigte.Hd e wasf ullay m an and
what he,dhoanesf ort hef oundionfgt heG erman wormkoevres·'
mentw ilnlo tb ef orgotten.
HeinriBcahu efrr omF ranconwiaas a shoemakear l;i vely,
alerwti,t tlyi ttfleel lowwh,o slei ttbloed yh,o wevearl,s coo ntained
muchs hrewdnaensdsd etermination.
ArriveidnL ondonw,h·e reS chappewrh,o hadb·e ena corn·
positionrP arinso,w t rietdoe arnh isl iviansga teachoefr l a·n :,t_
guagetsh,e byo tshe tto w orkg atheruipnt gh eb roketnh rdesaa nd
madeL ondotnh ec entrofet heL eagueT.h eyw erej oineodv er
Biichner tfhoSeuoc nidefetodyHr u maRni ghwthsi,cc ha rroinea dg itation
amontgh ep easa"nPtesac.et ·o t hec ottaWgaerst !o t hep alacessu!c"h
wasG eorBgi ichner'sT hesm loovgeamnew.na tsh ,o wevseurp,p rebsys ed
thgeo vernmaetnt th vee rbye ginning.-Ed.
1T hea ttaocntk h Fer ankpfoolritsc tea 'wtaisao nnu nsucceaststfeumlp t
ata p utsocnth h pea rotfa grouopfr adieclaelm e(natbsofi ufttp ye rsons),
mostsltyu deTnhtesp .o lihcaedb eefno rewaorfnt ehdep utspclha nned
a11:aitnhsFete derDaiel(t B undeshtaavgii)nt gss e ssiionFn rs!\Il kfoanrdt ,
utilitsheaedt temtpoit n tenrseipfrye smseiavseua rgeasi tnhsbeto urgeois
libemroavle meinnGt e rmany.-Ed.
2 Mazzine?xsp edittoSi aovnow ya so neo ft huen succersesvfoullu tion
arye xpediotrigoannsbi yste hdiI st albioaunr geois-rreepvuoblluitciaonn ary
fotrh eu nificaotfiI otnaa lnyd i tlsi beraftrioAomun s tarnidat hep apal
yoke.-Ed. .
.
8 Thiwsa st hnea maep plbiyet dh Gee rniang overnmaeuntth orities to
three presenotfla itbievarenasddl e mocriadteifracos m t htew enttiote hse
fortoifet sh el as,ct e ntuIrny1 .8 1a9 ,s peccioamlm iswsaisoa np pointed
lo invest"idgeamtaeg iongtirci giunae lstl"h Gee rmasnt ates.-Ed.
