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22 April 1914
69 Portland Court, London
Dear Professor Freud,
An eventful day today! First your letter, and then the announcement from Jung of his surrender1 evidently realising the untenability of his position. So my prediction has come true that “if you give a dog enough rope, he will hang himself”, and our Fabian policy is justified!2 I have briefly acknowledged his letter, and now await instructions from you. Will you still postpone our meeting till July, or will it be necessary to appoint a successor sooner for administrative purposes? I would suggest Berlin as a central meeting place, which you can reach over-night, and the day any Sunday. Of the Obmänner the only opponent outside Zürich is Seif, and he would be less likely too to attend in Berlin than in Munich. By the way, why does Jung write of our Verein, instead of Vereinigung?
Thank you for the news about Loe. I gather that she has no plans made as yet. I was indignant to hear about the attitude of the Jones' family, and wonder which members you refer to. You will surely let me know at once if at any time I can do anything to help her, in this connection or any other. In the meantime I had better not mention the matter to her, for she or Herbert might resent my interference. She has not written to me for over two months, but this I suppose is due to her indecision of mind.
You are quite right about Morton Prince. He is an amusing and agreeable companion, but is utterly stupid. I have long since given up the hope of getting him to understand anything of psychology, but I find him useful in several respects.