While the Ottoman government tried to implement this change in policy, it was unsuccessful and attacks, even murders, continued to occur unpunished by local officials in the provinces, despite repeated instructions in cables sent from the central administration.
Walaupun pemerintah Utsmaniyah berusaha menerapkan perubahan kebijakan ini, upaya tersebut tidak berhasil, dan serangan, bahkan pembunuhan, terus berlangsung tanpa ada hukuman apapun dari pejabat lokal di provinsi-provinsi yang bersangkutan, meskipun insruksi berulang dikirimkan dari pemerintah pusat.