Changes in the Republic

Naturally, the Social Labor Party's actions met with considerable opposition.

Even the Social Labor Party itself, brazenly challenging the League of Nations, knew that this could lead to war.

If even they were thinking, 'This will end in war after all,' surely there were intellectuals who thought the same.

The old parties, pushed out of the power struggle, and their supporters began to criticize the Social Labor Party at every turn.

"Does the Social Labor Party want war!"

"The Social Labor Party, trying to drag our great Republic of Marezia into the maelstrom of war, must step down!"

"We supported the Social Labor Party, and this is how they repay us—with the threat of war?"

The previous regime, which had lost Blake Island and its navy in a conflict with the Empire, could hardly have enjoyed high approval ratings.

So when people like them called for an end to war, it was hardly likely to have much effect.

"You idiots. If you hate war so much, you shouldn't have provoked the Empire."...