In order to please U. S. tourists some proprietors of cafés and night restaurants in the Latin Quarter and Montmartre decided to ignore the national motto Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité and bar Negroes from entering their establishments.
Since the forcible ejection of pugilist Siki from the New York Bar in Paris, discussion of Negro rights has become serious. Even the Chamber of Deputies is going to discuss the question of whether a café proprietor has the right to eject black Frenchmen.
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