Letter from Sigmund Freud to C. G. Jung, May 2, 1910

2 May 1910, Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19

Dear friend,

Your idea of tracing Bleuler's objections back to the abstinence societies is both clever and plausible. Towards them such an attitude is perfectly reasonable, towards our International it is an absurdity. We can't very well inscribe such things as providing freezing schoolchildren with warm clothing on our banners side by side with the furtherance of ΨA. One would be reminded of certain hotel signs: Hotel England and Red Cock.1 But it's amusing how such an incident brings out the latent resistances in our so-called supporters. In this we are at a great advantage though; when a man stands firm as a rock, all the tottering, wavering souls end by clinging to him for support. Which is just what will happen now, and undoubtedly Bleuler, after setting too high a price on himself, will find out how unpleasant it is to fall between two stools.

Frank is just as ambivalent as his “psychanalysis.” He simply has a bad conscience towards me. You may not have been far away when he had someone bring him in (or wasn't it you yourself?) and I said: I have heard a good deal ((all very ambivalent)) about you, and he left without a word. A propos of Isserlin, let's share the credit.

From Jones, who is getting nicer and abler by the day, I received today copies of a correspondence with A. Meyer and Warren2 about the censoring of an article. I am enclosing it. It is extremely interesting from a cultural point of view, it would be good material for your “America.” — From Löwenfeld two of our nasty mongrel's accomplishments, also very funny.3 Of course I shouldn't be letting them out of my hands, but I am counting on you to send them right back, so I can promptly cheer the rightful owner's heart with them.

On the scientific side, just an oddity. I have two patients with nuclear complexes involving their witnessing acts of infidelity on the