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Budapest, November 28, 1912
VII., Erzsébet-körút 54
Dear Professor,
As I almost always do, I also now have to begin with a word of thanks, this time for the detailed report that I so eagerly awaited and read with satisfaction.—It really looks as if you have finally assured more peaceful
times with the newest victorious campaign, at least for a time. Your energetic appearance in Vienna may also have made an impression in Zurich and contributed to a turnaround; Jung's bad conscience and the anxious doubts on the part of the other Swiss (Maeder, Riklin) did the rest. The main thing is, certainly, that collaboration with the Zurichers should remain undisturbed for some time; that is in the interest of the cause, and I, along with you, think that that will be possible. Much tact and caution will be necessary on our part if we want to secure the situation. On the one hand, we will have to cultivate personal relations with the Swiss; on the other, we ought not to refrain from critically observing and discussing their activity [in the Monatsschrift1];2 it has now become evident that they take that better than they do mildly forbearing civility. Of course, the tone on our part must be friendly, but at least scientifically objective.
I consider your interpretation of Jung's attitude to be correct; the kernel of dishonesty which you talk about in him could also be the kernel of his neurosis.—
We should count the others, Jones, Abraham, among the unshakable; even Seif is very docile and now inclines toward our side. I read the speeches that he made at the Swiss Congress:3 he likes to fight; perhaps a case of exemplariness of his name4 (Leonhard).
I don't know how I got onto this, but the fact is that lately I was thinking about whether your malaise at Bremen wouldn't perhaps be repeated in Munich. (At that time we interpreted it as a reaction to Jung's apostasy from antialcoholism).
I wrote a number of reviews for the first issue, discussed a lot of foreign works, so the Monatsschri