March the 1st, 1923

Dear Friends:

The Budapest letter of Feb. 15 has not arrived.

Here the chief event has been an excellent paper by the younger (Edward) Glover
before the Society, a detailed criticism of the principles underlying active
therapy. Both Glovers have a very thorough knowledge of the theory of psa tech-
nique and we are grateful to Abraham for sending us what are probably our two
best members. I have accepted the paper for the Journal. Last night I held a
debate before a crowded meeting of the Brit. Psych. Soc. with a conceited half-
opponent called Hadfield. I was in a good mood for it and do not think there was
much question about the result.

Constance Long, the leading Jungian here, is dead. The other, Nicoll, is in
an institute in Paris for Russian mysticism. Jung plays here much less important
a figure than formerly, and Adler has never had any follower here.

Though our progress here is slower than in Berlin, it is steady and sure. It was
a very great pleasure to hear of the important steps in the movement of which
Abraham reported, and especially to note the readiness for personal sacrifices
among the members. The idea, and the way in which it is carried out, seems to me
excellent. I think we must be further with our practice before we can think of
copying the example here; at present Glover and I are the only two physicians in
England who live entirely from psa work.

A group of twenty lay people suddenly formed a circle for studying psa last
 

week (in Kensington district of London). We are sending a couple of our members to give
them assistance at their meetings.

Rank’s news about possible changes in the Verlag is of course interesting. Might I
suggest that he give us, if possible, the arguments for and against such a change, for
otherwise we could not form any opinion. On sentimental grounds we should all, I am
sure, regret any official change from Vienna, and this would also weaken the status
of the Verlag in other countries.

Berlin. I have always been, my dear Karl, in favour of admitting the Moscow group as
soon as the necessary formalities are complied with. Of course we cannot do so until
we have a copy of their Constitution, that being against the Rules of the Association.

Please send regularly the Reports for the Journal direct to me. If you look at
the list of contents on the cover of the J, you will see that the Correspondenzblatt
is separated from the rest under the title “Reports of the Internat. Psa Assoc.”.
I do not think anything would be gained by adding “Quarterly”, and it might tie us
if we wanted to change the frequency in the future, e.g. bimonthly.

Vienna. I congratulate Professor on the news about the Encl. Brit., which I did not 
know of, for it is too costly a work to buy. Would you please let me know who wrote
the articles, for I suppose they are signed.

Meng also sent me his article; it certainly is on the cautious side.

Did the news about Silberer’s death prove to be true, and if so is anything known
about the motive?

With cordial greetings to all

                     Ernest Jones