However his evaluation is divided as regards his act of rejecting a proposal from HARRIMAN, the railway magnate who offered the joint management of railway in Manchuria, despite opposition of Prime Minister and Genro (elder statesman).
ただし、その後にアメリカの鉄道王ハリマンが満洲における鉄道の共同経営を提案したのを首相や元老の反対を押し切って拒否した件については評価が分かれる。