Also, unless the Army appointed a succeeding officer, according to the rules of Military ministers who were officers on active-duty, the Saionji Cabinet was unable to obtain a military officer, and Saionji was given no other choice but to resign.
また、陸軍が後任の陸相を送らない限り、西園寺内閣は軍部大臣現役武官制の規定によって陸相が得られないこととなって辞職するよりほかなかった。