TOURISTS IN SPAIN.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."]
Sin,—The impression appears to prevail in England and else- where that Spain is in a disturbed condition and unsafe for travellers. This is so entirely contrary to the truth that we who live in the country would be inclined rather to laugh at it than to take the idea seriously. But having received several letters from friends who were planning Spanish tours inquiring whether there really is danger, and having heard in the last few weeks from various tourists of my acquaintance that they had been urgently warned against coming here, I am forced to the conclusion that such an impression actually does exist at home. I shall therefore be greatly obliged if you can find space to publish the information, guaranteed correct, that for many years Spain has not been more contented and peaceful than at present, and that there have been no " Anarchist " outrages of any kind since the Liberal Ministry took office last October. Indeed, the sudden- ness with which reports—authentic or the reverse—of bomb outrages in Barcelona ceased in that month; not up to the present to be renewed, demands admiration both for the Government now in power and for the common-sense of the would-be terrorisers of Spain, who abruptly ceased their endeavours to frighten the public as soon as they found they had nothing more to hope from plotting against peace and order. Perhaps the best proof I can offer of the prevailing quietness is that the Alcalde of Seville, in conjunction with the Duke of Montpensier and the Paris Syndicate of Aviators, are organising a ".flying week" here in April, showing that in France, at any rate, it is not considered dangerous to come to Spain ! Any person desiring further reassurance will
certainly obtain it if he writes to K.B.M. Consul in any district he may think of visiting.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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