Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-03 | Page 1 | Communist Mayor of French Village Snubs Visiting American Executives

Communist Mayor of French V Village lIage Snubs Visiting American Executives By SIDNEY B. B WHIPPLE STRASBOURG France June 3 United Pr Press The Fress-The The s-The The visiting biting American American Ameri Amen can mayors touring France as guests of the Government were ere snubbed to today to day y by the communist mayor of Strasbourg In Alsace The ma mayor or Charles Hubert and communist aldermen of the Strasbourg Strasbourg bourg assembly left town prior to the arrival al of the American mayors' mayors party apparently to avoid giving a reception for the tire visitors They explained that they did cUd not want vant to grce greet the representatives cs of capitalism The bc American mayors quickly changed their program and J I cut their then visit short starting at once for Rheims A brighter spot on the days day's program program pro- pro gram was the celebration of or the birthdays of or two members of or the touring party The mayors drank toasts to William F F. F o Broening former fonner ma mayor or of or Baltimore and Ge George rge W VT Coan Jr ma mayor or of ot Winston Salem Broening was 61 and Coan 39 years old Mayor John H. H Porter of oC Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles dry leader on the trip drank the toast in water R. R L. L ma mayor or of Omaha admittedly the best speaker on the party in a brilliant oration moved Oed his audience to tears in an address based on the sacrifice of an Omaha boy whose grave gra the mayors visited a at cemetery