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26 February 1911
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
Dear Dr. Jones,
Your correspondence is charming indeed. I have been very much pleased about your remarks on Bleuler's character and who should be allowed generalizations and who not. Of course you are perfectly right. He is a very artificial character; “Komplexmaske” [phony] Jung called him one day in
his anger, but I have found out at Munich that he longs to be loved and esteemed like other people too.
I found less gratifying the news about the persecution you are suffering just now. I think, if the case stands so favourably to you, why not undertake an action for slander against the doctoressa? It would teach her a lesson and perhaps turn the tide of public opinion into a direction favourable to you. But you will decide better for yourself. I had a lady doctor called Gordon among my students, when I was a young Sekundararzt [assistant physician], she seemed an excellent woman and may not be identical with your prudish foe.
If you want the translation of the “wild Ψα”, do it. I am sure Brill [would] have no objection against it.1 It may serve you as a testimonial of moral intentions. The public is too stupid.
I am glad you like Rank's work. He is growing rapidly in sharpness and good forms and keeps his honest character unharmed. I gave him some help in this paper, but he wanted very little. I am of intention to use his force broadly in my next works and to make him a partner in the coming edition of the Traumdeutung,2 which has to be rewritten and rearranged in the course of a few years.—I think I gave you my opinion about your excellent article on Suggestion, the letter may still be swimming.
I have got the news of the birth of a local group at New York with himself as president.3 I guess the panamerican one which you mentioned, which is to meet in May is already formed; and both will keep good terms with eachother. Do no[t] neglect the official notice to Jung and the collecting of the contributions to get the external sign o