This document is the annual report submitted to the United States Congress by the Governor General of the Philippine Islands for the fiscal year 1922. It provides a detailed snapshot of the political, economic, and social conditions in the Philippines under American colonial administration following the passage of the Jones Act (1916), which promised greater autonomy and eventual independence. The year 1922 fell under the administration of Governor General Leonard Wood, a period marked by his efforts to consolidate American executive control, often leading to significant political tensions with the increasingly autonomous Philippine Legislature. The report addresses key governance areas, including financial stabilization following a post-war economic crisis, progress in public health and education, the state of agriculture, and infrastructure development, such as the major port works in Manila. It serves as a primary source for understanding the US-Philippine colonial relationship, the challenges of nation-building, and the specific economic and social landscape of the archipelago in the early 1920s.
Annual report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, together with the reports of the heads of the departments of the Philippine government, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1922