Katsura considered himself as the guardian of the cabinet and tried to influence Saionji's handling of the government, which led to the delicate politics with Takashi HARA, Minister of Home Affairs.
桂はこの内閣の後見人を自負して、政権運営にまで関与しようとしたために内務大臣(日本)原敬との微妙な政治的駆け引きを行うこととなる。