For the Emperor's visit, Dogakukai took a position of "We will neither welcome nor reject his visit" and "We will receive (the Emperor) as an individual," rather than vociferously appealing the abolition of the Imperial system (unlike other left-wing organizations which did so), and requested to meet the Emperor.
同学会は天皇来学に際し、（当時の左翼勢力の主流がしていたように）天皇制反対を声高に訴えるのでなく「歓迎もしなければ拒否もしない」「（天皇を）一個人として迎える」という態度を取り、学生と天皇との会見を要求していた。