In the report to the throne submitted by the conservatives, they requested to disposal and book burning of books on western studies including "Bankoku Koho," and there was a letter, which indicated "Bankoku Koho" as an evil book originated from an alien religious.
保守派の上奏文の中には『万国公法』をはじめとする西学書の廃棄・焚書を求めるものや、『万国公法』を異教の邪書と名指しするものもあった。