February 2, 1924  

Dear Friends:  

The latest news from here, though trivial in itself, will, I hope, be of interest 
historically as the first beginning of something important. The first course of  
instruction given under the auspices of our Society has begun: twelve lectures,  
given alternately by James Glover and myself. The audience, nearly all medical, counts  
32, and comprises many of the leading younger psychiatrists, including the Director  
of the Maudsley Clinic (the only Psychiatric Clinic in England). In this connection  
I wish again to say what a pillar of support the Glovers, especially James, are  
proving in all respects.  

One of our ambivalent opponents has undergone a conversion and has come to me for  
analysis: William Brown, who succeeded McDougall in the chair of psychology at Ox-  
ford.  

Brentano has withdrawn the tentative offer they made the Press some time ago to  
publish and sell our books. For this and other reasons, chiefly financial, I fear it  
is likely that we shall have to consider giving up the Press, except in name and as  
to the Journal, and try to sell our books and goodwill to some publishing firm in  
London. It will be a decision that will cost me dear, but one must bow to the inevit-  
able when one has neither personnel nor money. Naturally the contracts with the Verlag  
of which drafts arrived this week, will have to be reconsidered in such an event, and the Verlag 
would have full freedom to make what arrangements it wishes. My idea 
would be, however, to induce some firm to continue the Library series, under my  
Editorship, and of course to use our translations only.

We must begin our plans for the Congress. To begin with I have two proposals to  
make. First that as Co-Rapporteurs for the Symposium the three persons should function  
who have recently written on the subject, namely Hanns, Otto, and Sándor, and I hope  
that the three concerned will accept this invitation. If the two latter consider that  
their standpoint is too close for them to function together, perhaps they would like  
a modified arrangement, such as that one should open the discussion (with Hanns) and  
the other close it after all the other speakers. Secondly I would suggest that we  
follow the precedents of the two last Congresses in arranging on the day before  
(Sunday) a meeting of all the Presidents and Secretaries of the groups, and on the  
previous day (Saturday) a meeting of the Committee (all day). Would you all be agr-
eeable to this plan?

Budapest. The Press, l. Sándor, has already undertaken more than is in its power to  
fulfil rapidly, and it would certainly not be right for me to suggest that you and the  
Verlag should sell the English rights to us, greatly as I had hoped to be responsible  
for the appearance in English of all your works. I can therefore only thank you for  
your answer to Brill, but am not in the position to intervene further in the matter.  

Dr Herford has approached me in the question of translation also, and I could only  
tell her that the Press would not be able to consider it for some time ahead. On the  
other hand I am glad to be able to tell you that the translation of your larger work  
(Second Series of your Contributions) is almost ready.  

Vienna. No Rundbrief received since one dated Jan. 4. A number of books stamped Re-  
zensionsexemplar reached the Journal from the Verlag, to my surprise, for it is the  
first time it has happened. I thought, l. Otto, we had arranged that you would translate  
from the J. reviews on English books, and we from the Z. reviews of German books.  

Hoping to have better news soon of the invalids, Max and Sándor,  
I remain, with cordial greetings to all,  

Ernest Jones.