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Vienna, April 12, 1919
IX., Berggasse 19
Dear friend,
Only a brief piece of news, that Rank returned yesterday from Switzerland. He has behaved very rationally, as always, brought many things together, is of the opinion that it is indispensable that Sachs remain our agent in Switzerland, with which [I am] very much in agreement, provided only that it can be arranged financially. Jones is totally with us, very warm, unfortunately aged, depressed to the point of illness. He wants to do the Anglo-American journal without our money, declares that a Congress, or at least a meeting of the Committee in Holland in the fall, is indispensable. [I] hope they will both be able to take place. They think it will be necessary to move the center of gravity to the west; for a long time from now the participants won't let themselves say anything about us members of the Central Powers.
I will ask you to give me and Rank certain powers of attorney to settle smaller matters, which would otherwise have fallen under the purview of the central directorship. We will endeavor to keep you and Toni informed of all the more important things.
The Swiss group is said to be worth little. Claparède-Geneva1 isn't thinking about annexation.
Rank has taken over a suitcase with Anna's things2 from Jones and has