President McKinley delivered instructions in the Philippines to the Taft Commission. The instructions were quite long and essentially told the Commission exactly what he wanted from them.
McKinley
William McKinley.
The president during the Philippine Insurrection was William McKinley. He was the 25th president of the United States and served from 1897 to 1901. McKinley oversaw the transition of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule to American occupation.
President McKinley decided to turn the Philippines into an American colony because it would make a convenient point for trading with China. He also did not want them to fall back into the hands of Spain.
McKinley 1900 until his assassination in 1901; then Teddy Roosevelt from 1901 onward.
McKinley
"President McKinley Announces U.S. Occupation of the Philippines"
The American Era in the Philippines lasted from 1898 to 1946. President McKinley made the most political differences during this time period.
William McKinley.
The Philippines was a Spanish owned colony from 1521-1898, after the Spanish lost the Spanish-American war the Americans took over. President William McKinley decided to colonize because it was a good point of trade with China.
The first American governor-general of the Philippines was William Howard Taft. He was appointed by then President, William McKinley in 1900. There has been no American Governor of the Philippines since 1946.
Grover Cleveland pg.603 of "The American People Creating A Nation & A Society Volume Two Since 1865