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ssued, but even an Imperial mandate without the means ofenforcing it would probably have proved futile. It becamenecessary, therefore, to remove all potential foes from the Minamotorear, and accordingly Hojo Tokim Thus, little by little, the Liberals came to be regarded as victimsof official tyranny, so that they constantly obtained freshadherents. Therefore when, in 1873, the crew of a wrecked Ryukyuan junkwas barbarously treated by the Formosan aborigines, the YedoGovernment at once sought redress from Peking.

During that interval, General Stossel, who commanded, on the Russianside, availed himself of all possible means of defence, and theinvesting force had to fight for every inch of ground. Therefore, to many onlookers it seemed that the Tokugawa Governmenthad been overthrown to make room for the all-powerful southernfeudatory. **Murdoch's History of Japan. o Daigo (898-930),urged that the important office of kebiishi should never be conferredin consideration of money.