L. 6 Nov.9.1920

Answer to Bud. 5, Berl. 5, Vienna 4 & 52 (4 wrongly acknowledged last

time; it arrived the day after I wrote)

Dear Friends:

Now that we may speak openly about the projected Festschrift I may re- peat my original criticism that dates of birthdays are a private affair and that it would be better, and I believe more agreeable to Prof., to date a Festschrift from such an event as the attainment of majority of Traum- deutung, which takes place in 1921. I do not know whether Prof. would agree with the statement that it was in 1900 that the true Psa began its public life; I am not sure, and should like to know, where the first menti- on of the term Psa. occurs.3 At the same time, I can sympathise, auf glei- che aetiologische Ansprüche, with Rank’s Symptomhandlung4, for I knew that to write an article in the necessary time would mean to neglect definite other duties, as in his case, and it is perhaps an open question whether we have the necessary material to make a Festschrift of a kind that would be worthy of the occasion. If the other members doubt this, could they suggest some other mode of celebrating the occasion?

I regret the thickness of the paper, and could only read parts of Ferenc- zi’s last letter. I suggest that Rank gets some more paper printed in Vien- na, not so thick, but not too thin, with vignette, and the present stock of paper could be used otherwise, either by Flügel and myself in other let- ters, or by members.

Budapest.

Régis certainly died a few years ago. He was not very important for Psa, except for covering with his name Hesnard’s book.5

Abraham.

Hiller is finding out exactly how much is missing from Sachs’ Tempest, and I shall be grateful if then your wife would be good enough to transla- te it for the Journal. I expect Bryan will also find difficulties with Kolnai, but have not yet heard.

Sachs & Rank. Please arrange with Anna Freud about the translation of the second part of my Symbolism6, for, since no »Fortsetzung folgt« was printed, it has already given rise to misconceptions (e. g. with Silberer) that the article is complete, and it is being reviewed on this basis.

Berlin.

I congratulate you heartily on the excellent and solid progress you are making, which is better than can be reported from any other group.

Wien. 5.7 First paragraph. I don’t understand how you can take the side

of the Brunswick Square Clinic against the Society here, and even make promises to support the former, without even hearing the views of our own Society first. I shall be glad to have comments on my account in L. 5.8

I will write to Holland & Switzerland begging them to send us in short communications, and assume that you three Presidents will do the same in your Societies.

Wien. 4.9 I am sorry that I do not find Rank’s praiseworthy attempts to

clear up the Press questions as successful as he does, chiefly because I do not find it so easy as he does to make a sharp distinction between

»Press« and »Shop«. Historically the facts are so: It was arranged when I was in Vienna in October last year that a place (New Cavendish St) be immediately taken and an assistant (Hiller) engaged for the Press. It was only some time later that I had the idea of making further use of this al- ready existing apparatus for keeping a bookshop, and this idea was not so bad, for the sale of books has amply paid for itself. It is therefore un- fair to say later that all the expenses of New Cav. St. are to be counted as part of the Shop. It was primarily destined as an Auslieferungsstelle for the Journal, Bibliothek, Library, and Zeitschrift, with the other publis- hing work connected therewith (getting advertisements, proof-correcting, etc, etc). What is new is that we now decide to conduct the Press busi-ness hitherto conducted at New Cav. St. at Vienna, with the sole excepti- on of the book-selling, on which we have made a profit. In doing so we surrender the latter project, and also the intention of making propaganda (which has hardly started), but it is not correct to ascribe to these two aspects the expenses of the London undertaking, for they accrue entirely from the Press arrangements made in Vienna with everyone’s consent.

Wien. 5.

I was very happy to hear the good news from Italy, and expect we shall do better there than in France. What did you think of my suggestion of a combined Italian and French Journal (the latter having in view French Switzerland)? All educated Italians of course read French.10

With cordial greetings.

Ernest Jones