| However, considering the fact that there were strong forces that tried to bring Yamagata down by taking that incident as an opportunity, and since the public strongly supported that movement, this incident seems to show that overwhelming numbers of people disliked him. |
しかし、この事件をきっかけに山縣を追い落とそうとした勢力が強かったという事やそれを後押しした世論が大きかった事を考えれば、山縣に反感を抱いていた人がいかに多かったかを示した事件との見方もある。 |