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The International Psycho-Analytical Press
26 May 1922
Dear Professor,
I received your postcard concerning the Sammlungen, and also a number of heated letters from Mrs. Riviere.
It looks as if, unless the matter is grasped with a firm hand, we may drift into a condition of anarchy about it. At present no one knows from whom to take instructions and different plans keep evolving about the arranging of the volumes, the order of printing and all sorts of technical points. You, Rank, Mrs. R., and I all have our own views, many of which are constantly changing. It is plain that the only satisfactory way of working is to institute one definite head to be responsible for the editing and publishing, the unifying of style and terminology, and for the arrangements that make for order. Otherwise there will reign unterminable uncertainty and delay. We have a saying in English: “Too many cooks spoil the broth”.
I had assumed that this role would fall to my part, both as editor of the Press and because I am probably in the best position to form an allround