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 .
As a deputy and senator , Estournelles de Constant concerned himself with colonial issues , consistently opposing Third Republic colonial policy .
Estournelles de Constant advocated the elimination of colonial seats in the French parliament , preferring a policy of establishing protectorates to the traditional republican programme of colonial assimilation .
As a deputy and senator , Estournelles de Constant concerned himself with colonial issues , consistently opposing Third Republic colonial policy .