Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1913 — MONEY IS DESPISED TRASH [ARTICLE]

MONEY IS DESPISED TRASH

Love, Kindness, Baseball and “Movie*" Make Isle of Guam a ParadiseSays Captain Brackett

Chicago.—There is a tiny speck oa the map of the South Seas. It la found by drawing a line due east 1,500 miles from Manila. At the end of the line is the world's only Utopia. 320 square miles in extent where money is not needed, used or desired. It is the Island of Guam. Capt W. Brackett, United States marine corps, vice-governor and chief justice of the little island, visited the marine headquarters of Chicago and smiled a bored smile at the mention of money. "Money is Just so much metal or paper,” he said, and waved his hand in repudiation of everything that can be purchased. “Over in Guam everybody is happy and no one wishes for money. Guam is the one spot of complete content in all the world because it has no money Bystem." Not even a By stem of exchange or barter obtains among the 13.000 brown-skinned men who up the island’s population. “Nature. has given the inhabitants everything they can wish." the captain explained. "Their good food grows on tree*, before their doors. They build theh own huts antVoccasionally weave garments for themselves. That ends their work. They are not lazy, but they do not work Every one is happy there. Kindness and love and baseball and moving pictures are ail there is to life. And what more could be wished? "We established a moving picture show,” Captain Brackett said, "and the natives are wild over it. It gives them the only motive they have for doing work, and now every woman on the island has taken to raising chickens, as ten hen’s eggs will secure admission to the show. The baseball games are free." Captain Brackett obtained leave of absence to go to his home in Peoria, 111.