But the residents of Guangdong, where the incident had happened, got indignant, held a meeting for commemorating the national shame on March 19, when Tatsumaru was to be released, and decided on expulsion of Japanese products.
ところが事件発生地である広東の紳民はこれに憤激し、辰丸が釈放される19日に国恥記念大会を結集し、日貨排斥を決議したのである。