1O January 1914  69 Portland Court  London W

Dear Professor Freud,

Thank you for this morning's letter.  I have little to add to my letter of yesterday about the Congress.  Abraham had asked me to vote for Dresden, as being more convenient in case of bad weather, but there are more important considerations than this.  Our meeting here is not for three weeks, and by that time you can decide what I am to lay before the members, though probably our opinion is not asked, as Jung has not communicated with us.  I am in favour of a referendum vote of the whole Vereinigung«MDUL»«MDNM» on the question of whether it should be dissolved, or at all events this year's congress postponed.  We should lose nothing by such a vote even if it doesn't go our way (it would be at least a measurement of forces on a favourable ground), and we might gain what we want.  The only problem is how to bring this idea to Jung's notice, and I think this would best come from you as President of the Vienna Society.

Putnam takes back with one hand what he gives with the other.  I was amused at his peace‑offering (two papers) in the postscript.«FN1.××See Putnam to Freud, 25 December 1913, in Hale (1971a, pp. 167‑169).

»  The one good practical point is that we seem to have won him a little away from Jung.  He can do no harm by his philosophical speculations, for no one reads them, but it would be another matter were he to ally himself with Jung.

I am glad Loe is going on better, and hope to hear good news again.  Is she coming to London?

With kindest regards  Yours  Jones.