Show MAYOR PORTER AND CHAMPAGNE mayor porter of los angeles has caused a none too serious erious stir among advanced thinkers on banquet drique etiquette by the incident at havre by declining to remain present while his distinguished colleagues and hosts drank a champagne toast to the republics of france and the united states he abou arou arouses 8 e s a storm of controversy which in the end no doubt will stamp his conduct as an international joke rather than an affront requiring diplomatic intervention one premise is is conclusive the american mayors party visiting France rance at the invitation of the french government will ili be well press agenter for the remainder of the tour jj JI americans of late have been accustomed to making ing a li public bublic spectacle of themselves in europe levine and now shewell the well meaning mayor of los angeles ampha izes a rudeness that reflects on every united states citizen it makes one wonder if there some widespread public sentiment in europe which caused the continent atals to award Gin sinclair clair lwis lewis the nobel prize for his depiction of american balb itry no prohibitionist or prohibitionist non in this country takes issue with mayor porter if his conscience dictates his action in not accepting an alcoholic stimulant As a matter of fact he is to be admired for having the courage of his convictions athe need not display this quality in such a manner as to io bring on himself and his coun 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 caseday 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 thein with whistlers famous phrase dedicated to the serl serious OU S ones of this earth who ho after having been carefully exasperated aspe rated have been prettily spurred on to unseemliness while overcome by an ail undue sense of right t tribune |