The Socialism of to-day

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Identifikator:: 835096955

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28834

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Laveleye, Émile de

Title:: The Socialism of to-day

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Field & Tuer

Year of publication:: 1884

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 331 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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eg the socialism OF TO-DAY. On the 3rd of August, Helena returned to her father’s house at Geneva. Lassalle intended to go and see him, but the Bavarian diplomatist absolutely refused to receive him, and when his wife informed him that there was a marriage in view, his anger knew no bounds. He cursed his daugh^r, and swore that he would never consent to such a union. Helena, in despair, escaped from her father’s house and threw herself upon the protection of Lassalle, telling him to take her where he would ; but he, not caring to enter the Dœnniges family, as it were, by the back door, brought her back to her mother. With her ardour somewhat cooled by this deed of discretion, and overcome by the entreaties of her whole family, the young girl allowed herself to be taken away from Geneva, “ despairing, but resigned.” , , •, At this unexpected event Lassalle became utterly beside himself. He was wounded in his vanity, always excessively strong. That he, the idol of women of rank, should be for gotten by a girl of twenty, who but yesterday swore eternal feith to him, and who had given herself up to him utterly! Impossible ! It was her cruel father who had carried her off and shut her up in spite of herself. The question was how to free her by any and every means. He called to his aid the Countess of Hatzfeld and his friend Colonel Rüstow, and they did everything they could to move Herr von Dcenniges. Lassalle hastened to Munich in order to get the minister for foreign affairs to act on his behalf, and he promised to do so. The countess herself went to Ketteler, the Archbishop of Mayence, to beg him to interfere. The account of the inter view is amusing. The archbishop highly praised the Socialist agitator ; he took the deepest interest both in his scientific labours and in his propagandist efforts, although he doubted the possibility of applying his theories to practice. But how could he, archbishop as he was, encourage the marriage of a Catholic with a Jew ? If even Lassalle would be converted, there might perhaps be some hope of success. After all, it was too late. Overcome, as she says in her memoirs, by the entreaties of her family, and in obedience to a veritable moral compulsion, Helena suddenly decided to marry.

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