He was behind the Local Pilot Union for the simple reason that he thought he could control the locals.
While he was here, you must admit he was successful. The LPU towed the company line with little resistance. It was part of his strategy to divide and conquer the pilot work force. It had nothing to do with racism.
His ego got the better of him. You see, after so many years of working under a colonial business model, he genuinely believed that his rise to the top was due to his personal brilliance. He treated the locals with more disdain than the gweilos and he would jump at every opportunity to rub his success in their noses .
As I said, he was no racist, he looked down on everyone
