HAVEN OF PEACE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 8

HAVEN OF PEACE

PROFESSOR FREUD

RESIDENCE IN LONDON

LIBRARY TO FOLLOW!

(From "The Post's" Representative.)

LONDON, June 8.

Professor Sigmund Freud, the 8 year-old pioneer of modern 'psychoanalysis, arrived from Vienna rind Paris on Sunday to take up his residence in London, and to seek peace, the Home Office having granted him an unrestricted permit to live in this country. His wife and daughter (Dr. Anna Freud) came with him. One ot his sons, Dr. Ernst Freud, has been practising in London as an architect and he hopes shortly to become naturalised. Dr. Martin Freud, * lawyer, is also living here. The pro* fessor's elder daughter, Frau Hollitschek, arrived in England a fortnight ago with her Austrian husband.- Professor Freud, who is Jewish, expectedly had his passport returned to him on Saturday by the Nazi authorities in Austria, and he was able to leave for England.

He is chiefly known to the "man in the street" for his theories concerning the influence of the sex-instinct oil the mental make-up of human beings. His theory that every mental derange* ment can be traced to sexual impulse, or its inhibition roused a storm of controversy. On one occasion the Nazis searched his flat and confiscated some of his . writings .on psycho*, analysis. T*rofessor Freud was allowed by th« Nazi authorities to take out of Austria only his furniture, his library, and his collection of Greek and Egyptian antiques. The whole stock of newlyprinted scientific works in the possession of his publishing house has been destroyed. - \ ' During the short time he was in Paris he stayed as the guest of Princess Marie Bonaparte. . STUDENT DATS RECALLED.' Dr. Anna Freud states that he* father hopes to spend the remainder of his day 3 in study and research in England. "My father," she said, "is pyerJoyjSl to have received news that the Genhtoi' authorities have consented to allow, his library and personal effects to be sent after him. His publishing business in Vienna has been closed. Now we are hoping to be able to make a.living in England. AlK,that my father asks is peace to devote himself! to his analytical study of the Bible. Possibly he may also see a few patients. I myself am a psycho-analyst and I, hope,.to get permission to practise.here.". . ' Her father, she added, wished to deny rumours that he had been under arrest in Vienna. Neither he nor any other member of his family had been arrest* ed. They were, she said,"treated :vfittv consideration when leaving.

"My father loves England because! of his student days here," said his daughter. "He loves its freedom, and its kindness. He hopes, here, to finish his work." Hfr travelled oVemight>- irotn Paris. 7 '" Immediately after alighting frta" th« T train at Victoria he was driven away by Dr. Ernest "Jones, of Harley Street» a former pupil. NOT ILL-TBEATED. . Dr. Anna Freud said; in the cours*. of a statement to the "Manchester, Guardian": "Please tell the world that everybody has been most kind —tha police in Vienna, the authorities in England—everybody. My father hopes to find 1 a good atmosphere to continue his work here. He left Vienna be* cause he wanted peace.. He has been [looking forward to coming to England . again, and now he is very glad. W$ are grateful for all that has been don* for us, and thankful to iot giving us permission to live here." ! Denying reports that her father had, been ill-treated by the Nazis, she saidr„ "In Vienna we were among the very | few Jews who were treated decently.' It is not true that we were confined to our home. My father never went out for weeks, but that was on account of his health. We were all free to come and go as we pleased. Even iii crossing the frontier we were not disturbed, but slept right through." ' . "The general treatment of the Jews has been' abominable," said Dr. Ernst Freud, "but not so in the case of my father. He has been an exception."