Waldo Frank, that bridge between the two American continents, is an author more recognized in South America than in his own country. Eduardo Mallea would characterize the blue-eyed and humorous Frank as the “lucid North American,” and Victoria would hand him the reins to Sur. In one of her letters to the author, published in the first issue of Sur, Victoria writes:

“One afternoon in October of 1929 we were strolling in the neighborhood of Palermo. The air was heavy with the feeling of a storm and with the smell of roses, and the snow was packed tightly on the ground, but we walked on without taking much note of this fine setting. You were reprimanding my inactivity and I, matching your intensity so as not to appear less forceful, was responding in kind. It was at that point that for the first time the name of the publication, which until then had been nameless, was pronounced… Before that day, the only certainty I could claim was that I was going to found a magazine, though I believe that without your constant reassurance and resolve to sieve out my doubts, I would hardly have given a firm thought to the issue. During your last week in Buenos Aires, our conversation returned again and again to the idea of the publication. Your arguments took the offensive, and mine seemed to resemble the peaceful resistance that brought an end to British rule in India… your moment had arrived. You had not brought me to any definite decision. Rather, you had filled me with worries, scruples, and ideas. This was the spirit of your triumph.”