Ragarding this, the Shigakko strongly believed that the jurisdiction of the gun powder and explosives had already moved to the military by the time the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy were established, and in spite of the fact that the military had the authority to remove the munitions, it had originally been purchased and made by contributions from former feudal retainers, and these were members of the warrior class of the prefecture of Kagoshima for use in emergencies.
これに対し、私学党は、すでに陸海軍省設置の際に武器や火薬・弾薬の所管が陸海軍に移っていて、陸海軍がそれを運び出す権利を持っていたにもかかわらず、本来、これらは旧藩士の醵出金で購入したり、つくったりしたものであるから、鹿児島県士族がいざというときに使用するものであるという意識を強く持っていた。