ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pɹˈɛzɪdənt wˈɪljəm hˈaʊɚd tˈæfts pˈɑːɹɾi ðæt vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, dʒəpˈæn, ænd tʃˈaɪnə.
In 1905, he was a member of President William Howard Taft's party that visited the Philippines, Japan, and China.