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208F
Vienna IX, Berggasse 19
24 April 1914
Dear Friend,
You were certainly just as surprised as I was at how meticulously Jung carries out our own intentions. Our reserve has now indeed borne fruit; somehow we will get rid of him, and perhaps of the Swiss altogether.
I immediately assumed the role of summoner of the conference of presidents and arranged for Rank to send out a circular letter which should make possible a decision by correspondence, thus saving travel. The action is being carried out in two steps, first among the friends, and only once these have reached agreement, steps will be taken officially by all the presidents (i.e. two more1). Please support the proposal to entrust you with the leadership until the Congress.2
About plans for the summer: we have almost definitely settled for Annenheim. We have reservations because of the high cost, 15 K per person per day, which does however guarantee select company and good food. A family would naturally find other conditions. We have six rooms for three persons. In my experience and judgement warm water and mild air are far better for children than extreme heights (apart from the sea, of course); I know Wolkenstein, having been there myself. It is splendid; in the Längsthal edelweiss grows in the streets, but accommodation is not easy to get, and it is hardly possible to extend one's stay for more than two to three weeks. The weather is far from constancy (not the one on the lake3), and if it is not fine, one is miserably cold, as we remember very well. I am giving you this to think about, without wanting to influence you decisively; I know how difficult the problem of summer is.
I am glad to hear that your little ones have got over the statutory measles so easily; with ours, the superfluous whooping-cough was nothing like as easy, but it is departing now.
I enjoyed Brioni very much, but had to struggle with an indisposition I could not account for, which broke out on my return as a severe tracheitis—laryngitis. I am