Mr. President. with the eyes of the world upon Asia and its teeming millions. developments in that part of the United States nearest the Asiatic Continent are of increasing importance and interest. I refer of course to the island of Guam. which has been under the American flag since the war with Spain. a period of more than 60 years. The 40.000plus Guamanians have been American citizens for some 12 years. With full American citizenship. and a very large degree of local selfgovernment. Guam is in many respects our "showcase of democracy" in the Far East. Americans everywhere have a right to be proud of the political and economic attainments of their fellowAmericans living on the edge of the Asiatic world. Among the early acts of the Kennedy administration was the appointment of a native of Guam. Hon.