The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-31
IT'S NEW YEARS
IN FAR-0FF GUAM

AGANA. Guam. Jan. Happy New
Year. brothers.
And sisters
What. You haven't celebrated the
coming or the new year yet? And
they told us that you continental
Americans were so progressive: that
you always led and never followed.
Why, by the time you fellows in the
United States read this we will be
nearly through with our celebrating.
1t may shock you folks who think
you are such hustlers, when you find
that while you Pacific coast people
were calmly doing at 6 a. m. and
while Wall-st. brokers were hustling
down to the offices at u. m, the big
bell III our fair city doomed and
tangled on Sunday morning, Jan. l.,
and rumbled as II seldom has done in
all its history OF century and a half,
'unn0uncfng the advent OF a new year
the birth OF little 1911.
And what fine little fellow this 1871
is, You will be surprised and de-
lighted when you see him. But while
you're waiting for him TO arrive, we
Guam Americans will give you a little
caution you about spelling his name.
The last figure is T." and not 20"
under any circumstances. You Will
get used to writing IL after a week
or two.
Here in Guam
What's you don't know where Guam
Is? The very idea, Get down the
family atlas. Turn to the broad, blue
tinted expanse Of paper that repre-
sents the Pacific ocean. Take the
scale OF miles down in the right hand
corner of the page and with IL meas
ure off 1000 paper miles east from
Manila. See that little dot? There,
20 ualmost put your finger on 1t. Sure,
Mamie, that's Guam. That's us.
Now, just a few paper miles east
Of Guam, you see zig-zag line start
in CUP north of Boring straits, near
Alaska, and leaving off sout hof Aus
tralia. That's the international date
line. Eas tof that line it is Dec. 81.
1910. West of II all is Jan. !, 1911.
Guam Is the first land owned by the
United States west. That is why we
we're able TO welcome 1911 fully "a
hours ahead OF you. That's why we
New Year
The Island Of Guam. as you per-
haps know, was captured by the Uni
ted States during the war with Spain.
1t is only 33 miles long by six or seven
wide. but has the only harbor within
thousand miles, which, with its coal.
ing station, gives the United States a
very strategic position on this side OF
the world. The island has a popula-
ton OF some 1900. half OF whom live
in the town OF Agana-typically Span
ish and typically dirty. Every man Is
farmer and everything else under
IN esun besides; and he's an Ameri-
can necessarily.
Guam ia beautiful island for all
that, for there are varicolored flow
ers the year round, and the big, green
hills-or mountains. II you will-mako
majestic rise OF sheer LOO feet
RICH. out OF the blue, blue ocean.
which sweeps away, away on oil sides.
Oh, yes--there are files, too. and
Nth, and flies and flies. But your
skin might get used to them II you
wore nothing but happy smiles like
the natives here do most OF tho time.
But Mr., Native, be II said, has u suit
OF European clothes for Sunday wear.
and lust now he ID wearing II, for he
Is celebrating New Year day,
AT that clothing isn't necessary 10
keen warm. for the thermometer here
In Aeana stands better than 30 In the
Is just about what It is
the whole year round.