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232A
Berlin
23 July 1914
Dear Professor,
I have now also reached the point where I am groaningly completing the last few working days. On Sunday morning, off on holiday (address: Brunshaupten in Mecklenburg, Hotel Dünenhaus).
The two letters are being circulated. Putnam could say more as to facts; nevertheless, his statement is valuable because it proves that no
danger threatens our organization in America. Maeder's letter is at least courteous in tone. His lecturing reference to types, meaning in fact differences in race, does not become more intelligent by repetition. This is a comfortable position, making things easy, since one is unassailable. The manifesto announced to me by Maeder has not yet arrived. Seif has not replied to my letter (sent a fortnight ago) at all. So we would still be dependent on circumstantial evidence leading us to assume that the Zurichers will not participate in the Congress, had the invitation circular not already provoked some characteristic reactions.
From Stockmayer came a “No”, underlined. (St. has behaved very strangely. After our debate about Jung in the January session, he has not appeared at any more of sessions and has also broken off all personal relationships. I hear that he is leaving Berlin.) His cancellation is certainly not on his own initiative, but is a symptom of the non-appearance of the Swiss. No reply as yet from Zurich, but I did send those two days later, after all. Only one Zurich member living in Germany1 sent a card with No. From Munich—the group has eleven members—three have replied. Ludwig2 is coming; but he is always attached to both opposing parties simultaneously. Böhm,3 a new member, is also coming. Gebsattel,4 who is a bit of an outsider,5 is probably coming.
Papers have been offered by (apart from yourself): Ferenczi (main paper and also something about infantile sexuality), Rank, Jones on a subject still to be announced, Frau Dr Stegmann (“Studies on Art and Literature on the Basis of Formal Psychology”. Co