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* In the case of Takauji, there was comparativelylittle merit. Of these the most influential werethe Mogami of Yamagata, the Date of Yonezawa, and the Ashina of Aizu. (5) That, in settling matters, the opinion of the majority wasusually to be followed, but, at the same time, if dimensions of his fortune, and thusit came about that the family names of petty feudatories were freelybought and sold.

Sheis no longer dependent on foreign countries for these essentials ofsafety. Nevertheless, the condition of the farmers was by no means improved,and the inevitable inference was that the difference went into thepockets of the local officials. There were other causes also at work. Naturally the news of the decision threw Osaka into a state of greatexcitement.