With the instigation of the English and Americans, and the capitalists, doubts against Shire mounted, and the major newspapers launched an all-out assault on Shire:
"Shire should provide a reasonable explanation. Did he really conduct secret dealings with the English and Americans?"
"If such dealings did exist, what benefit does it provide for France?"
"We have the right to know the truth. Although Shire is a hero who saved France, that doesn't mean he can act with impunity!"
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Some even linked this to "Shire's dictatorship":
"Ultimately, it's because Shire has too much power. If everything he did required parliamentary authorization, such issues wouldn't arise."
"Yes, Parliament is completely in the dark about this, as well as the International League that Shire formed, which made decisions bypassing the Parliament."
"This is the consequence of dictatorship, where overly centralized power leads a person to corruption, and this is just the beginning."
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