Later, Kinmochi SAIONJI mentioned in a letter to guest teachers, that the 'injunction' against Shijuku Ritsumeikan must have been issued out of the head of Kyoto rusukan's 'suspicion' or 'envy,' and also mentioned that he would accept the closing of the academy for a while, but would like to wait for its rebuilding.
のちに西園寺公望は、私塾立命館への「差留命令」が京都留守長官の「嫌疑」か「妬心」から出たものに違いないと述べるとともに、しばらくは閉塾に応じるが、再興の時期を待ちたいと賓師に宛てた手紙のなかで述べている。