[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]
Sm,—It was, one supposes, in mere charity and on no pelitiad, motive that the Basque children were rescued from the perils and horrors of the civil war in their province. But the question of repatriating them, it would seem to one who is neither for the " Reds " nor the " Rebels," is being made one of politics.
That General Franco will be able to retain the Basque provinces in peace and quiet is just as unlikely as that Madrid will fall into his hands without further fighting. And surely it does not matter whether the Basque children are little rascals or not. The fact remains that they are children, and to return them to Viscaya before there is any real guarantee that there will be no more fighting, bombing or starvation, would be to make a mockery of the charity which brought them out of peril in the first place.—Yours faithfully, VICTOR MACCLURE.
York Street, Baker Street, London, W. r.
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