In particular , he violently opposed the establishment of French colonial rule in Madagascar and the Great Powers ' dismemberment of China .
He advocated the elimination of colonial seats in the French parliament , preferring a policy of establishing protectorates to the traditional republican programme of colonial assimilation .
He violently opposed the establishment of French colonial rule in Madagascar and the Great Powers ' dismemberment of China .
He advocated the elimination of colonial seats in the French parliament , preferring a policy of establishing protectorates to the traditional republican programme of colonial assimilation .