Show Just an Old Spanish Paradox Paradox Paradox Para Para- dox Declares N. N Y V. Writer NEW YORK July 21 P Mallorca JP Mallorca Just an an old Spanish paradox Thus did Whit Burnett New York writer and former resident of Mal Mai- lorca describe today the little Mediterranean Medi lerr nean island which has hao jumped to front page prominence by reason of ol the Ue imprisonment there of five live American Amen Ameri can tourists tourists' They hey nave have a tourist bureau on the main street of Palma the capital to boost trade he said Simultaneously the police backed by a little re rc group make it obvious they feel eel there are too many Americans there In the past few lew years attracted by low ow living costs and picturesque surroundings sur thousands thousand of ol American and European tourists have descended on Its Hs green valleys and rugged moun moun- thins Theodor Pratt American writer who was recently the object of hostile demonstrations by says In Inthe inthe the he American Mercury Mall Mallorca orca has always profited from Irom fromm 11 m winds but bul never so much muchas as from that hat of ol the universal depression Three years ago but tourists craned their necks at any of ol its Hs 1350 square miles Last year the rubber rubberneck rubberneck neck wagons carried nearly Never has there been such a pouncing on a locality in the thc history of ol the cru crusade crusade crusade sade for lor the cheapest place to live The Island is the largest ol of the Spanish Bal with mountain ranges on the northwest and soft soU C g-een een valleys extending southwestward southwest southwest- ward yard to the bay of ol Palma their Palma their fertile fez ler- tile lengths covered with fig and olive groves croves Although lately swept along on the tide Ide ol of tourist mono mone In the few cities the he inhabitants are arc engaged principally pally In agriculture The island has the typical appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance of ol limestone country Its original origl original nal pine forests have given wa way however how however ever to the olive the vine and the almond tree and orchards ol of figs and oranges From the Island come the light lIht muscatel mus catel and wines brandy figs woven goods the celebrated san san- tany any marble and to some extent lead ad iron and cinnabar 4 |