18 May 192O  111 Harley Street  London W1

Dear Professor:

*IP4,0+I was delighted to hear the good news of the accession to the strength of the Fond, which will make matters safe for the immediate future.  My optimism compels me to believe that sooner or later there will be later windfalls from rich people who have benefitted by Ps‑A.  Do you think now that we might venture on a non‑commercial enterprise, which was the original object of the Verlag?  I refer particularly to Roheim's detailed work on Totemism, which seems worthy of publication.*FN1.AAGéza Róheim (1891‑1953), Hungarian anthropologist, one of the first to apply psychoanalytic theory in anthropological studies.+

I am most grateful to you for keeping me in touch with the Tannenbaum‑Forsyth situation, for it is invaluable to me to know what is going on.  I enclose the one letter, but am keeping Tannenbaum's unless you want it, for it contains a useful admission that my promise to him was as I said and not as he later maintained.  He will probably be openly hostile after your letter, but what can one do with such a tasteless and tactless person?*FN1.AAThere are five letters between Jones and Tannenbaum of 1919 and 1920, which are contained in the  Archives of The British Psycho‑Analytical Society.  The major issue of dispute was over Tannebaum's wish to be an editor of Jones's *MDUL+Journal*MDNM+ in keeping with Jones's apparent promise to Tannenbaum in this regard.+  As to Forsyth, if he does not respond suitably to your tolerance I shall judge him more harshly than before, for he does not deserve such lenience as you shewed.  For my part I take his definite refusal to support the *MDUL+Journal*MDNM+ in any way, and further the unprecedented step of withdrawing his article*FN1.AASee note 5 to letter 271.+ without reason, as definitely unfriendly behaviour.  His remarks about the necessity for more than one "pillar" in this country indicates plainly the nature of his difficulty, and I am glad and very grateful that you made it clear to him that our mode of starting the *MDUL+Journal*MDNM+ was not at all an autocratic act of mine, but throughout determined by your own judgement and authority.  This will probably have more effect on him than anything else, for I am sure he wants your approval above everything, and now you shew him how to get it.  If you think there is still a chance of rescuing his article please do so, but of course the decision is in your hands.

A recent postcard from Ferenczi disposed of the disturbing rumour about him.*FN1.AAThe postcard is missing, but Ferenczi's expulsion from the Medical Society did not take place officially until 28 May 1920, see note 1 to letter 273.+  I am glad that Munro arrived safely.  I only trusted him with two boxes, for he is an uncertain quantity.

It will be good if you make something out of Rickman; we badly need some good men.  I hope I shall be able to avoid Daly.

My wife has made an excellent recovery.  She is in the Isle of Wight convalescing, where I join her tomorrow for the Whitsun holidays.*FN1.AAThe seventh Sunday after Easter; a church festival commemorating Pentecost.

+  Will you please convey to Ernst my congratulations and best wishes.  I was speaking about him to Eder a week or two ago, and there seem to be good chances of his being wanted in Palestine.

With my kindest regards,  yours always affectionately  Ernest Jones