Against these activity, the government promulgated hoan jorei (regulations for the preservation of law and order) in December 1887 and arrested Kataoka, as well as exiled and arrested many other activists, and thus this campaign had no choice but to be collapsed.
これに対して政府は同年12月に保安条例を発布して片岡を逮捕したほか多数の運動家を追放・逮捕してこの運動は挫折を余儀なくされた。