Yet, beneath the surface, the various forces—pro-war, surrender advocates, neutralists, coexistence promoters, Albion loyalists, Albion integrationists, Alfheim alliance supporters—intensified their concealed and fierce rivalry. Every faction waged bitter internal struggles to eliminate the heresies of others and establish their own doctrines as the sole national policy. From verbal bombardments in various meetings to murders in back alleys, ugly political battles unfolded daily.