The stewardship in each single establishment is entirely despotic; though nominally depending upon the principal factory at Kadiak, these stewards do just what they please, without the possibility of their being called to account.” If such was the condition of Russians, what must have been that of natives?
Sumner critiques the despotic nature of stewardship in Russian establishments, highlighting the lack of accountability.
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