Measures such as these were utterly inadequate even had they been observed to the letter, but in reality complaints were made frequently, especially in Germany, that they were disregarded.

• 这样的政策即使行之成文，也完全难以应付时局。事实上，抱怨是日日灌耳，其中德国的牢骚最大，他们说自己不受重视。