the situation in Spain is dark and SanSebastian, he" famous seaside corny especially inthe vielniy"of
resort in the north, which has. been shelled or bombed' simest daily. tne last wee or two, But fe Is Rot too dark to" despair." Optimism blooms Jstersal" in the. breat_of the cls publicity agent who devises alluring fEppenis'to"atract the tourist to fis funny environs. In the. world-wide mail received by this Journal yestr= doy, was a letter from San Sebastien Jenclosed in an. envelope of. typical publicity "lyle snd" adorned anth pictures of the resort and its beadlic ful beaches, "Vist San Sebastian" fe) printed boldly along the edges white the postal mark following proaressive advertising. lines, proclaims fin Spanish, French and English: "San Sebati!' Ideal Climate: Sea and The pay of the ordinary agent was 260 pesetas. a week-—high but then much entertaining had to be done, Mr, Rees maintains that the struggle between Communists and Fascists and that Spain is an unhealthy country for Liberals at the moment. It Is a delusion to imagine, he says, that the rank and file are' with the Government Fully 80 per cent, of the working classes curse. both aides, with a Wealth of expletives which is in uns happy contradiction with their" pre= sent worldly state, It is the old story: the Kerenskys have been driven impotently into the background and the cables seem to ear out that point of view.
Mountain with the additional slogan: Sea, Sand, Sun it takes city jwith'a great deal of courage to show 0 optimal s-face inthe present fircumslances aid to announce. the successful concerts of a Spanish dancer and guitarist who. is. known for her tours of the Far East, which forma the contents of an enclosed eafct, but ie difleat to detest the smiling Latin temperament. A leer Feceived in Shanghai from a friend Barcelona, which was prominently mentioned inthe earlier stages of the revolt; sates there is ite iiverence the ordinary life of the lly and rates, theatres and night clubs are Jopen' as usual doing undiminished business,
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