Scarcely was the ink dry on his manuscript, however,
jfore the world began to hear something of a German
led Ferdinand Lassalle. Fascinating in manner,
lired alike by men and women, fiery and eloquent,
soon began to rally about him the workingmen of
irmany. The newspapers said that socialism could
>t get a foothold in Oermany. Socialism was sorae-
ling, it was urged, which might appeal to the restless
frenchman, but could make no headway against the
iSolid common sense and contentment of the educated,
(Imt patient, German toiler. Ferdinand Lassalle was
v&doubtedly drawing his materials in part from the ar-
)Ty of Louis Blanc, and it was natural that socialism
>uld be said to be a foreign importation, and not some-
ig which could naturally appeal to Germans. Yet
impossible happened. Ferdinand Lassalle died a
!^loniantic death, but his * followers revered his memory
took up his work.
In the meantime there had come into Germany an
loence proceeding from Karl Marx and Friedrich
bgels, then living in London, but native Germans, who



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