The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-20
SULTAN SAYS ARMY
is UNCOMFORTABLE
Ottoman Sovereign in Speech
From Throne Says Road to
Berlin Is Open.
"PROCD FOE DEFEATED"
Special Cable Despatch TO Tnr srS.

Special Gable Despatch to THr SuS.
BERLIN. via London, Nov. 1.-THE
opening Of the road from Berlin TO Con.
s~tantinople is the keynote Of the speech
from the throne delivered by the Sultan
Of Turkey OF Monday last. The full
text Is published In the Bcriiner TAGS
blatt. In his address the Sultan said
THE violent attacks directed gains,
the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli PENN.
sula by the land and sea forces OF the
English and French In order TO facili-
tate the realization Of an intended attack
on Constantinople and the opening OF
the straits. an object stubbornly pursued
by the RUSSIANS for the last two and a
half centuries. have been rcpulSed by the
resistance and devoted enthusiasm of
my army and navy. Both army and
navy ave added new glory to the deeds
Of our ancestors and nave won the I'D.
miration Of the whole world. Our enc
mics have suffered enormou losses.
Their defeat has produced everywhere
he conviction that the road to Con-
s%taninople cannot be conquered and has
compelled our proud eiemies to seek help
among the Balkan States.
Russia, the Hereditary Foe.
THE defeat has served to dissipats
all the intrigues spun In the Balkan
peninsula and has made II possible for
our mighty allies to drive the Russian
army out Of the Carpathians and to force
it back through Galicia and Poland. to
conquer all the fortified places OF our
hereditary enemy INT to destroy all
hope which the Triple Entente had
placed In the Russian navy.
ssLNsll ~ ~ra. A. ..--A
down before the Almighty. He has
given to the Turkish army an oppor;u.
nifty to recover Its glory. In honor 10
Him ! give all and pray lie will also
vouchsafe final victory to my glorious
soldiers who are protecting The
boundaries Of our fatherland on other
fronts. When the glorious armies Of our
allies. with wonderful organization and
courage. had taken all the fortified
places and broken the offensive power
OF the Russian army they turned to The
Balkans. The Bulgarian army joined
them. This remarkable event. which
made the Triple Alliance into a quad
ripple ~alliance, hastens the realization OF
the inal victory. In order TO facilitate
and assure this development in the
Balkan situation In our favor We con-
scented to the rectification of the Turco-
bulgarian frontier by "A treaty which
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our Assembly for approval.
Road to vienna Open.
THE criminal perjurer Serbia IL to-
day occupied by the armies OF our allies.
traffic on the Danube IL secured and
the road from Berlin to Vienna and
from Vienna to ~Constantinopls is opened
Thanks and glory be to God for the
happy establishment Of these commuii-
cations, which guarantee to the allied
people victory In war, peace, progress
and prosperity.
Our political relations with our allie.
are based now and forever on mu,ual
confidence. which is growing every day
and upon he greatest mutual sincerity
In u joint policy toward our enemies
which will be to support one another on.
all fronts and In all things TO endure
until we can win for our States and
peoples the advantages OF peace. which
makes possible the full development OF
all personal and natural resources.
Our relations with neutral States
continue friendly"