Letter to Pablo Iglesias, April 1893
| Author(s) | Friedrich Engels |
|---|---|
| Written | 31 March 1893 |
First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXIX, Moscow, 1946
Printed according to the original. Translated from the Spanish
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 50
Printed according to the original. Translated from the Spanish
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 50
ENGELS TO PABLO IGLESIAS
IN MADRID [Draft]
London, April 1893[1]
Dear friend Iglesias,
I cannot answer your letter without first complaining of your addressing me formally with usted. I don't think I have deserved this. We are old members of the International and have been fighting side by side, for over twenty years in the same battles. When I was your Secretary for Spain, your people did me the honour of addressing me informally with tu,[2] and so I ask you to go on in the same way.
Enclosed herewith are a few lines[3] for your May issue,[4] I have written to Eleanor Marx-Aveling and to Bebel, asking them to contribute their share.
Regards and revolution,
Yours