Republican (proto-fascist/socialist) President Theodore Roosevelt signs the Philippine Organic Act, creating a colonial government for the federal enclave: the elected, lower Philippine Assembly; the presidentially appointed, upper Philippine Commission; and the presidentially appointed Governor.

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“Law of the Jungle”
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Philippine–American War – Wikipedia
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