In Re Cruz

BYERS, District Judge.

This application for naturalization embodies an affidavit containing the following:

“My mother is half African and half Indian and my father is a full blooded Indian. I learned this information from them when I was a small child. I believe that my father’s ancestors were all full blooded Indians.”

Decision was reserved at the hearing before the Court because of the language of R.S. § 2169 (Title 8 U.S.C. § 359, 8 U.S.C.A. § 359) reading in part as follows :

“§ 359. Racial limitation of naturalisation; free white persons and Africans. The provisions of this chapter shall…