Bronze Reporter [Volume: 1, Issue: 10]

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THE BRONZE REPORTEK

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By Dr. Philip Taylor
Chairman, Program on Latin
~ American Studies
University of Michigan

(Part 2)

| Land and People

AMERICA TO THE

i UNITED STATES

| United States policy toward
atin America has undergone
numerous stages of hot and cold.
~The present territory of the Uni~ited States includes half of what
was at one time the territory of
| (Mexico, and people | still~ living
ean remember when our Marines
Occupied -nations in. the Caribbean -area and Central America.
_Yankéephobia~ still exists to a~marked extent in Latin America,
although the ~Good Neighbor~
policy of Franklin Roosevelt, and
fs nameless predecessor under
erbert Hoover, have done much
~to improve conditions.
| Latin America is of primary
importance to the United States
@s a source of important raw
| materials. During World War If
| we received large quantities of
| medicines. metals, rubber, and
~other vegetable products, when
~pur overseas suppliers were no
Piola able to supply us. But
~Latinos. are proud of their contributions to the world of ideas.
Through them have come _intellctual. and architectural ideas of
g mportance. Brazil, the world~s
reatest tropical nation, has
~madé important studies and advances in tropical medicine.
':| Because of these facts, Latin
~America is today the recipient of
important: United States investments; the area. is literally a
~frontier~, possessed of tremendous opportunities. The demand
~or technieatly trained personnel
n all mechanical and scientific
fields is literally not to be met.
| Those traveling to the Latin)
American countries for residence
or pleasure will do well to remember that they are in reality

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of Lafin America | |

ambassadors for our country.
~A lazy, abusive, or sloppily
~dressed tourist can undo the care
ful public relations. work of a
squad of hard working diplomats
in this land where: dignity, polite
ness, and correctnéss are the uni-/

versally accepted evidences of the
gentleman
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND
MAN IN LATIN AMERICA

Any human society if it is to
survive must ~have a workable
connection with its*environment.
The relationship that exists between a population group and its
natural surroundings is dependent not only upon the character
of. the land, but~ upon the people
themselves. The ~land -surface
may be rough or smooth. Soils
may be fertile or sterile, temperatures may be high or low, rainfall may be abundant or light,
mineral deposits may be plentiful
of absent; but no matter what
conditions exist, the use that is
made of the land will depend
greatly upon the desires. technieal skills, and backgrounds of the
people.

The physical geography of
Latin America is quite diversified. Features vary from _ high
mountain ranges covered with
perpetual snow, to hot and steaming tropical jungles, from high
windswept plateaus to cool, rainy
coastal forests, and from broad
grass covered plains to deserts
which may have rain in only one
year in ten. Although mineral
resources are abundant, yet the
basic element for their utilization,
coal, is generally lacking. Areas
with climatic conditions which.are considered optimum for hum
an life-occur in remote mountain
~basins or in the narrow southernmost part of South America. The~!most productive,farm lands are
bordered by the harborless coastlines or are separated from the
sea by difficult terrain. Rivers
which offer the best routes for

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penetration into the | interior lead.

to regions which are among the
least attractive: known to man.
Diversity of physical conditions
and their apparent unsatisfactory
combination is further enhanced
by corresponding diversity of
population. i

The total land area contained
within Latin America is about
8,740,000 - square miles, larger
than Canada and | the United
States together. The continent, of

~South America is roughly trian
gular in shape and has quite an
even coastline. There are few
great indentations jof the sea
which might favor port and harbor development. In _ addition,
much of the coast ig backed by
steep slopes which make penetration of the interior difficult.
Where there are no mountains
near the coast good) harbors are

few and many of the areas that |:

are accessible are at present unattractive to settlement.

The mountain ranges bordering the Pacific should be considered as-a continuation of the
Rocky mountains of the United
States only as far south as Mexico City, Mountain peaks reach
elevations that are much higher
than any found fork of the Rio
Grande and easy passage across
the ranges can be made only ina

| few places: In Bolivia ond: Mexico

parallel high ranges enclose high,
relatively level pleateu surfaces;
other sections have a more complex. grouping and |only. small
mountain basins, being suitable
for human habitation.

There are three regions where
volcanoes are prominent; south
ern Columbia and Ecuador, the
area between central Peru and
Northern Chile. andjin southern

middle Chile. The effect | ~of ero. |

sion upon the appearance of the
highlands is particularly noticeable in the dry basins. ranges,
and plateaus of Mexico, Bolivia,
and rorthern Argentina; ~in the
rainy eastern slopes of the Andes
of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia;
and in the glaciated | regions of
southern Chile and Argentina.

(Next Week ~ Slimates
Latin America, and | the persis
tence of tradition. ) |

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When?... The Mothers March |,
for the MARCH OF DIMES, Jan.
28, 1954.

Volunteer wdnicea: contact:

Mrs. J. P. Bryant,. Phone 3-7548
(South Side) or Mrs. Sylvester
2a Phone nents (North

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A new Civic Organization re+
cently organized and designed to
improve the social, cultural. and
economic status of the community, state, and nation.

The present Constitution drawn

ap by this Organization is:
Name: The}.

Article One, the
Flint Cultural Association.

Article. Two, the Purpose: This,

Association was organized to de
| velop a more friendly relationship

and a more cooperative attitude
between the residents in the city
of Flint and Genesee County, re
gardless of Race, Creed, Color,
Political affiliation, or National
Origin. To finally unite the forces
and -intensify the efforts of. all

citizens who believe in the Demo-.

cratic way of life. To do what we
can in our times. To make Democracy work through a cultural
and educational process.

Article Three, Section 1- Membership of this Association shall
be of one class: Active members.

Every person in the County of
Genesee, who will subseribe to
the objectives and purposes of
this Association, may | become

~ members.

Regular méetings will be held
the first Sunday of each month
at 5:00 p.m. in the Pioneer Hall,
8801 North Street.

Come and bring your friends.
we need your help to make our
community a better place -in
which to live. (The panic is invited.)

Mr. Jesse D- Governor, Pres.

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