This document is the official account of the American administration of the Philippine Islands for 1923, submitted by the Governor General to the U.S. Congress. It provides an American perspective on the critical "Cabinet Crisis" of that year, where nearly all Filipino department heads resigned in protest of the Governor General's reassertion of American executive authority and veto power, which they viewed as a rollback of the autonomy granted by the Jones Law. The report frames this political standoff as an attempt by Filipino leaders to circumvent the organic act and reduce the Governor General to a mere figurehead. Beyond politics, the document details significant improvements in public health, reports on general economic prosperity, and summarizes the work of insular departments across education, finance, agriculture, and public works. It serves as a vital record of the tense relationship between American colonial administration and the growing Filipino movement for immediate independence during the American Insular Government period.
Annual Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands for the Year Ended December 31, 1923, Transmitted to the U.S. Congress