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Show 69 Let Syrio-Lebanese groups pour into our shores because they adapt themselves well to Latin-American ways, let Italians come, people from the Balkan states, and others who live together with them harmoniously. Immigrants must realize that Malaria and other diseases may be stumbling blocks. Editorial, "Identifying the Indian," America Indigena, VI, No. 2 (April 1946), Mexico, D.F., pp. 99-104. English summary: On the recommendation of the First Inter-American Conference on Indian Life, held at Patzcuaro, Mexico, each year since 1941 the 19th day of April has been dedicated to celebrating the fortunate survival of our autochthonous population, and to making vows that a brilliant and near future shall more than repay the Indians for the afflictions they have suffered during the last four long centuries of tragedy and sorrow. 1947 Reyes, Angel (Colombia), "El Descubrimiento del Indio," America Indigena, VII, No. 1 (January, 1947), pp. 71-75. English summary: The author of this paper reviews the innate qualities of the American Indian, those psychological characteristics which make him homogeneous and which distinguish him from other peoples; such characteristics which constituted a shield against the influence and total destruction by the European man. The author asks, thusly, for a broader and more sincere recognition of the Indian cultural and traditional contributions in the formative aspects of our mestizo culture and biology. The cultured American man thinks of himself as being a debtor almost exclusively to Spain, and in part, to France -forgetting the copper race reflected in his soul. In the following lines, Mr. Reyes reminds us-with an urgent call which resounds in the whirlwind of our unhappy civilization-the lack of a clearer conscience regarding our continental populations, and proves how our nations are awakening from their long lethargic dream on the eve of a new discovery-today more important than that of Columbus 500 years ago: the discovery of the Indian soul we have for such a long time forgotten, but that which we must proudly admire. Appreciating at its just value the autochthonous cultural contribution and the one we inherited from the Old World is the only way to assure America a greater, purer and more definite future. Editorial, "El Indio y el Negro en America." America Indigena, VII, No. 3 (July, 1947), pp. 191-194. English summary: Indians and Negroes shared the life of hard servitude, misery and pain during the dark years of the Colony, and even today the barriers that keep them from complete liberation and hold them in the lower rungs of the social strata are similar. Indians and Negroes have intermingled their |