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Burghölzli-Zürich, 2 January 1908
Dear Professor Freud,
Cordial greetings for the New Year! The past year has brought not a few signs of the rosy dawn, and it is now my heartfelt New Year's wish that the coming year will bring still better things. I needn't repeat how well your crops are coming up; you'll see more of them in Salzburg, I hope. As soon as I can I shall send out a circular, so as to fix the number of participants and the date of the Congress. At the same time I shall write to you and ask you to submit my proposals to your Society.
Two things I have noted with some dismay. First, that my hope of welcoming you in Zürich between Christmas and the New Year has come to nothing. Second, that my description of our colleague Abraham was, after all, too black. For psychanalytical reasons I am always inclined to mind my own business first. In this case, however, the “self-preservation complex” of our colleague towards me has certainly played its part. At any rate he seems to have been more forthcoming with you than with me. This difference may account for our different impressions. It is just as well that A. has told you a good deal about Bleuler, thus making up for my negligence. Bleuler really is a psych-analytical