TAKARABE Takashi (navy minister) and YAMANASHI Katunoshin (vice navy minister) of the the Navy ministry, SAITO Makoto, and OKADA Keisuke belong to the Pro-treaty faction in Navy. KATO Hiroharu (chief of the naval general staff office) and SUETSUGU Nobumasa (vice-chief of the Naval general staff office) of the Naval general staff, TOGO Heihachiro, and OGASAWARA Naganari belong to the Anti-treaty faction in Navy.
In political parties, HAMAGUCHI Osachi (prime minster) , SHIDEHARA Kijuro (foreign minister) , and WAKATSUKI Reijiro (plenipotentiary) of the Minseito belongs to the Pro-treaty faction. INUKAI Tsuyoshi (director general) and HATOYAMA Ichiro (member of the House of Representatives) of the The Seiyukai belongs to the Anti-treaty faction.