Japanese colonial officials tried very hard to cover up the entire event. But the TPP sent telegrams to the Japanese government and opposition party, and also endeavored to get the news out to the international community. In the end, the governor-general was replaced. By this point, the revolutionary nature of the TPP had created deep hostility in the authorities.
從民眾黨被解散到蔣渭水逝世，台灣政治社會運動頓失舵手，民眾黨的幹部相繼遠走大陸，文化協會繼續其潛行運動，而自治聯盟則唱著「訴苦的哀韻」，隨後日本軍國主義抬頭，加強對殖民地壓制，十年來洶湧澎湃的非武裝抗日運動終於劃下句點。