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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2010
… many commandants de cercle are so used bush to life that they make no effort to hide details of administrative life that would appear horrible in France, for example tax rolls in which the merchandise consists only of slaves or lists for rations in which we see under Changes, “shot.”
Charles Monteil… what reward can we give in exchange for services rendered [to African soldiers and auxiliaries] … if not booty, that is to say, slaves … It was necessary for a period of time (that of the conquest, now it would appear completed) to abandon the most precious ideas of civilization and of the pacification of customs, and pushed by the hard law of necessity, submit to the spirit and the customs of Blacks in distributing slaves as a reward for war service.
Administrative reportArchinard was dismissed for disobeying orders and for his continuing deficits. The colonial lobby was as critical as anti-colonial elements in the Chamber because Archinard's wars were not favorable to economic growth. The price, however, of his removal was bitter conflict both in Paris and within the Sudan between the civilians and the military. The new Governor, Albert Grodet, who had been a Governor in the West Indies and a colonial department official, seems to have been chosen because he was believed to be strong enough to stand up to the military. He certainly was not intimidated by them. He was also tactless, though it is doubtful whether tact would have made a difference.
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