Mr. Speaker. several weeks ago the House passed a bill authorizing the Attorney General to cancel deportation proceedings against 60 Basque aliens. At that time much interest was manifested by Members of the House in that particular nationality. Yesterday I. received a letter from a constituent at Twin Falls. Idaho. advising me that a group of 19 Basques in that community had sent a draft for $780 to the War Department as a voluntary contribution for the purchase of war materials. These Basques are in no way related to those whose names were contained in that bill. but I am happy to call this incident to the attention of the House as an exemplification of the highest type of citizenship. and to give you a better understanding of the Basque people. who come from a province in northern Spain.
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