The fifth annual report of the Philippine Commission provides a critical primary source account of the American colonial administration in the Philippines during 1904. The Philippine Commission served as the legislative and executive governing body of the Philippines under the authority of the U.S. President and the Secretary of War from 1900 until the establishment of the Philippine Senate in 1916. This report documents the Commission’s progress, policies, and expenditures concerning insular affairs, including public works, education, governance, and maintaining order following the Philippine-American War. I
Fifth annual report of the Philippine commission, to the Secretary of War (without exhibits)
