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Meanwhile the secretary of Mallorca's Tourist Agency, Judge Francisco Vidal, had been appointed to try the case. He knew well his duty to Mallorcan prejudice, by which U. S. tourists are rated "too fresh," U. S. women "prostitutes" because they drink and wear beach pajamas in public. He knew what U. S. tourists were threatening, knew also his duty to the Spanish Guardia Civil. "There must be a trial, even if it means an American boycott of Mallorca," cried Judge Vidal, "and I cannot grant bail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Grave Concern | 7/31/1933 | See Source »

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