Show MAYOR PORTER AND CHAMPAGNE mayor porter of los angeles has caused a none too serious stir among advanced thinkers thinker s on banquet etiquette by the incident at hyre havre by declining to remain present while his distinguished collea colleagues and hosts drank a champagne toast to the republics of france fance and the united states he arouses a storm of controversy which in the end no doubt will stamp his conduct as an ail i international joke rather than an affront requiring i ring dip diplomatic intervention one premise is conclusive the american mayors party visiting 17 france rance at the invitation of the french government wilt will be well press agenter for the remainder of the tour N americans mer ieans of late shave been accustomed to making ing a public spectacle of themselves in europe levine and a nd now the well meaning mayor of los angeles ampha izes a rudeness that reflects on ayery united states citizen it makes one wonder if there some widespread ead public sentiment in europe which caused the continent atals to award sinclair lewis the nobel prize for his depiction pie of american no prohibitionist or prohibitionist non in this thi s country takes issue with mayor porter if his conscience dictates his action in not accepting an in alcoholic i stimulant As a matter of fact he is to be ad admired mired for having the courage of his convictions but blit he be need not display this quality in such a manner as to io bring being on himself and his countrymen and one might even even add in france the prohibition law of which he is so ardent an advocate americans visiting europe who for principle or otherwise do not drink intoxicants have solved the problem which so vexed mayor porter by arising with dignity and paying the proper respects without imbibing of the wine or champagne as ai the case may be the american mayor and his wife need not have advertised to the world their prohibition inclinations and consequently their rudeness before mayor porter or others with similar tendencies go abroad again it might be appropriate to acquaint them with whistlers famous phrase dedicated to the serious ones of this earth who after having been carefully exasperated aspe rated have been prettily spurred on to unseemliness while overcome by an undue sense of right tribune n |