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16 July 1920
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
Dear Jones,
I am glad to know you at last got the translation which I still expect and perhaps in vain—as well as letters or money—from my queer nephew. What you utter about the book does not strike me so badly as I could have feared. The translation could have shown other faults than mere lack of elegance, and if St.[anley] Hall did not use the whole of the preface as an ardent plea for Adlers claims it is all right. Yet I know I ought not have given the authorization a year hence.
I willingly conform myself to your plan of bringing out the English edition under your superintendence and on the terms you mention. Just one page of preface out of your pen enough to justify your name on the title-page would do good and serve for distinguishing it from the American edition.
The first number of our Journal ought to have come out to-day. Perhaps it did. It appeals to me as very rich and dignified, and nice in outer shape and appearance. Still I regret it developed so slowly under so many retarding influences on both sides of the Channel. There is no stuff for the second number, here a condition which cannot stay. As for Pierce Clark's paper which you sent I will not venture to advise it should be repudiated. But [it] is very bad, worthless Adlerism, based on analysis not reaching into the period of first childhood and therefore most shallow and superficial. I see we cannot rely on American contributors, at least for the next time, and we ought to build up the Journal partly on the work of your English staff and partly on good translations from out of the Zeitschrift. We ought to provide a stock of this [these] translations ready to be put in as they are wanted. It may prove too much work for the few of your collaborators in London. If you agree we will try to find some Englishman or woman here, who will help you in doing this part of the work, Rank will write you on the matter. To be sure our expenses will grow higher, but there is no h