The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
HONORED IN JAPAN
MR. DAVIDsON's SON TREATED IN
IMPERIAL STYLE.
Patrontxed by the Rear Admiral of the
The Rear Admiral Writes That When
He Makes His Contemplated Tour of
the World He Will Visit Mr.. Davidson
In Wichita and Learn From Him Some
thing About the United dStates-Brilliant
Career of a Young Man.

Mr.. G. H. Davidson, vice-president OF
the Kansas National bank of this city
has just received a letter from II. Tsun.
oda, rear admiral of the Imperial navy
of Japan in response to an invitation tc
visit him. The rear admiral says tina,
during his contemplated trip around the
world he will visit Mr.. Davidson, and
learn from him something about the
United States. The letter is as follows:
Toxic, Japan, July 4, 1895.
Dear Mr.. Davidson:-I thank you for
your kind letter of the 18th Of March in
which you express your thanks for the
care l gave 20 your beloved son, James.
/ feel not deserving of such expressions
Of gratitude from you.
smooth faces, or what kind of hats they
so far away. and while with our Japa-
nese war in ForInosa he gave TO our OF
fcers such useful information in regard
to the Chinese troops, being for some
time with them, that / felt such graft
tude for this kindness that 1 would take
the best care of him L could. But being
In state of constant warfare, and de-
prfved OF all lGXuries, / could not do as
much for him as / would have liked
Therefore. when | came back from For
mosa TO Japan, intending TO make con-
siderable stay, ! brought your son with
me that he might enjoy a little recrea-
ton. All / can do for him here gives
me as great pleasure as if he were one
OF my own relatives.
The Wichita Commercial club gave it's
a warm friendship with all foreigners
Wnom i come in contact with, but espec-
ially with those Of your own country. I
consider it as If we were OF one nation
me iraa t,-
tor in the modern civiliza ton. In the
future / will consider your son as one
OF the members of my family and take
care Of him as well as | would my own
son. You can be quiet without anxiety
as TO his welfare
You invite me 10 come and visit you
and your country. Many thanks fcr
your kind invitation, but being in active
service in our naval department it Ia
difficult TO leave Japan. However, when
l do get the opportunity TO execute my
long cherished design OF travelling
throughout the world, / will be very glad
10 visit you and to hear from you every
thing about the United States.
Il send you my photo as memory of
your sens friend in the far eastern coun.
try and to introduce me into your family
as a new friend. Yours sincerely.
III. TSUNODA,
Rear Ad. Imp. Jap. Navy"
MI James Davidson. of whom mention
IS made in the admiraPs letter, which is
translated from the original in parch-
lnent, was sent to report the Chinese war
Tor syndicate Of American newspapers
before he was % years of age. and II can
be seen by the letter that he has i'm
pressed his ability on the people of the
Orient. 1t was only recently that the
papers contained an account of the fact
that the emperor of Japan decorated him |
with the Order of the Rising Sun. the |
hrst time the order being conferred or |
an American, in consideration of the SER |
vices rendered by him to the japanese
army. mentioned in the admiraPs letter.
Mr.. Davidson is quite a traveller, hav-
Ing. as correspondent, accompanied Lieu,
tenant Peary on his expedition to the
North Pole.
Mrs. Davidson is in receipt OF a letter
from Ms. Robert p. Porter of Cleveland. |
onio, VINO has just returned from japan.
IN which she speaks highly of the brilll-
ant success OF her son in the Orient.
At present Mr.. Davidson is in the
Philippine Islands. where Spain has a
war, as the guest of Admiral Esunoda,
no is there protecting Japans interests.