In the end, the proclamation was so vague and tentative that it failed to inspire enthusiasm among its supposed beneficiaries or even among the Germans and Austro-Hungarians themselves.
Na kraju je proklamacija bila toliko nejasna i provizorna da nije uspjela potaknuti entuzijazam među njezinim navodnim uživateljima pa čak ni među samim Nijemcima i Austro-Ugrima.