The Power of New Ideas : Communism 53 and migrant artisans who had been drawn to the 'Capital ofFreedom'. the other On hand Marx occasionally visited meetings of French workmen, and these made a great impression on him. Paris 1849 : A concert at meeting of French workers a When the communist artisans meet, they seem to be meeting for the purpose need, the need of propaganda, etc. But in the process they also acquire a new for society, and what seemed to be a means has become an end in itself. One can see the most illuminating effects of this tical process if one ouvriers . Smoking, drinking and eating watches a meeting of socialist French are no longer merely an excuse for meeting. The society, the entertainment, which is supposed to be for the purpose of meeting, is sufficient in itself; the brotherhood of Man is no idle phrase but the real truth, and the nobility of Man shines out at us from these faces brutalized by toil. in For a time Marx and his wife lived with the Ruges in the Rue Vanneau, a 'communist community' set up by them for reasons of convenience. This experiment soon failed. Ruge did not like the spirit of Marx's essays for the Jalzrbiiclzer ; he always remained a liberal, and besides was very narrow-minded. The quarrel was accentuated by personal antipathy. It is from those months that we
The Power of New Ideas : Communism 53 and migrant artisans who had been drawn to the 'Capital ofFreedom'. On the other hand Marx occasionally visited meetings of French workmen, and these made a great impression on him. Paris 1849 : A concert at a meeting of French workers When the communist artisans meet, they seem to be meeting for the purpose of propaganda, etc. But in the process they also acquire a new need, the need for society, and what seemed to be a means has become an end in itself. One can see the most illuminating effects of this tical process if one watches a meeting of socialist French ouvriers . Smoking, drinking and eating are no longer merely an excuse for meeting. The society, the entertainment, which is supposed to be for the purpose of meeting, is sufficient in itself; the brotherhood of Man is no idle phrase but the real truth, and the nobility of Man shines out at us from these faces brutalized by toil. For a time Marx and his wife lived with the Ruges in the Rue Vanneau, in a 'communist community' set up by them for reasons of convenience. This experiment soon failed. Ruge did not like the spirit of Marx's essays for the Jalzrbiiclzer ; he always remained a liberal, and besides was very narrow-minded. The quarrel was accentuated by personal antipathy. It is from those months that we
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