Insurgent pressure shaped the commissioners’ actions more than their own ideals

Evidence

Lacoste ordered that under no circumstances were the insurgents to be fired upon. But beyond Lacoste no helpful authority was forthcoming; the outgoing Gaillard felt he was no longer responsible, and Pflimlin had not yet been sworn in. In an attempt to pacify the mob, Ducournau—unable to make his voice heard—appeared on the balcony with a blackboard bearing the words: “I have just telephoned Paris to call for a government of public safety.” The crowd applauded, but continued with its sack of the building. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 869 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: District commissioners wielded decisive power over election candidate registration; Commissioners sent to suppress revolt would instead embrace slave demands for liberty; Insurgent leaders escalated their demands from emancipation to general liberty by 1792 (+3 more)

Related

• A vacuum of government authority let the insurrection proceed unopposed. (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Insurgent leaders escalated their demands from emancipation to general liberty by 1792 #expands (0.75)
• A vacuum of government authority let the insurrection proceed unopposed. #corroborates (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 869
• The commission collected stereotype and embodied need in tension #expands (0.60)
• Insurgent allegiance followed kings, not the French Republic. #complicates (0.50)