17 December 1908, Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19

Dear friend,

I approve your arguments and support your suggestion. I object to Bleuler's attitude on the ground that his modesty defeats its purpose, i.e., it can only hurt us both. It is easy to see that if his name comes first this reflects not an order of rank but an alphabetical order, as is customary in such publications. For the same reason it would be an order of rank and highly objectionable if my name were to come first.

I should also like to suggest a slight change in your draft. It has to do with titles and is designed to conceal my nakedness.

Directed by

Prof. Dr. E. Bleuler

Director of the Psychiatric Clinic

in Zürich

and Prof. Dr. Sigm. Freud

of Vienna