Résultats

 Robinson, Major-General C.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 4 May 1911, 13-22     The precious legacy which has been left to the descendants and other sin Canada, namely, an Empire united under the British Crown. The common origin of the many United Empire Loyalists' Associations throughout Canada. Colonel, first Governor of Upper Canada, who commanded the "Queen's Rangers" in the Revolutionary War. The …

 Bryce, Right Honourable James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 8 May 1911, 23-33     Two ideas to present: the importance of prolonging and strengthening the bonds and ties which hold the different parts of the Empire together; the importance of the desire of the audience to show their willingness to take their part, their share in the duties and responsibilities of the Empire. How …

 Helme, Norval W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 17 Oct 1911, 34-39     The speaker's impressions and observations of Canada. The wisdom of the policy that Canada has pursued in the arrangement for the education of the young. England's system of administration of justice. The respect for law and order in Canada. The appointment of judges. The conditions under which people live in …

 Grey-Wilson, Sir William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 25 Oct 1911, 40-47     Social, political, and commercial aspects of the Bahamas and the West Indies. American tourists in the Bahamas. The unrivalled climate and bathing waters of the Bahamas, with an anecdotal example. Travel from New York or Florida to the Bahamas. A geographical picture of the Bahamas. The need for better and …

 Phillips, Reverend Randall C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 2 Nov 1911, 48-56     Qualities of the speaker's fellow countrymen that have qualified them for the important part they have taken in the life and service of our great and glorious Empire. Idealism as the leading characteristic of the Irishman. Something of the mysticism of his beloved land in the Irishman, something that reminds …

 Philips, Major L.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 16 Nov 1911, 57-65     A consideration first for what objects the military forces of the Empire are organized, and what is intended to be carried out. What means we have at our disposal for the carrying out of these objects. The organization of the different forces that make up the military forces of the …

 Jays, Dr. Tom, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 23 Nov 1911, 66-72     A mistake to think that the whole of the West African possessions are as deadly as certain portions on the coast. A great healthy section in the interior which, as the country develops, will become a big factor in the work of the Empire. Pointing out on the map the …

 MacMillan, Rev. J.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 30 Nov 1911, 73-85     First, a consideration of the drift of population cityward, a phenomenon that began practically with the nineteenth century, a phenomenon that is responsible for most of the great cities of earth. Some statistics of increases and decreases in urban and rural population in the United States and Canada. The diversity …

 Hopewell, Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 7 Dec 1911, 86-94     A map is used to show the outline of the Georgian Bay Canal. Advocates in connection with this project in no way opposed to the deepening of the Welland Canal. Two things we need to bear in min in Canada today: that we should not have a patriotism of a …

 Mason, Rev. Dr. James E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 14 Dec 1911, 95-103     The deep interest in Canada by the Afro-American. The founding of the first underground railway known in history by Canadians. A brief review of the history of slavery in the United States. The marvellous transformation of the Negro since emancipation. The question as to what we shall do with the …

 Hughes, Dr. James L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 21 Dec 1911, 104-111     The speaker's introduction of the cadet system 37 years ago. The effects of this work. The benefits of the introduction of military drill into our schools. A consideration of national advantages. A recommendation of the cadet system as a substitute for conscription. A response to the criticism that the cadet …

 Tucker, Rev. Canon L. Norman, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 12 Jan 1911, 149-158     The speaker's supposition that the great mass of the Canadian people are satisfied that Canada should remain an integral portion of the British Empire, and why that might be so. Canada today as a young nation, one of a family of nations within the bounds of the British Empire. Canada's …

 James, C.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 26 Jan 1911, 167-176     The growth, development and increase in population in Canada's West. The recent increase in attention and interest in Canada's West. Ways in which the people of the East are directly concerned in the prosperity and growth of Western Canada, perhaps to an almost larger extent than in the growth and …

 Barker, J. Ellis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 2 Feb 1911, 177-185     The speaker's opinion that Imperial defence and tariff reform are very intimately co-related and connected, and how that is so. Characteristics of mercantile empires, including the British Empire. Defending oneself against an attack from the sea and against the possibility of your oversea trade being cut off: the need for …

 Pratt, A.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 9 Feb 1911, 186-193     Some impressions from the speaker of the recent British elections and then, from the viewpoint perhaps of an Imperialist, something as to Reciprocity. The extreme rapidity and suddenness with which Great Britain plunged from dissolution to voting at the polls, locked in combat the day the House dissolves with the …

 White, James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 16 Feb 1911, 194-200     The Oregon Boundary question; the extension of our boundaries from the Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean. The Treaty of 1783, the Treaty of Peace between Great Britain and the United States, which extended the boundary to the north-west angle of the Lake of the Woods, and from …

 Allan, J.D.; Somers, George T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 23 Feb 1911, 201-208     Mr. J.D. Allan: Remembering the effect of the old Reciprocity Treaty being abrogated. Toronto at that time, and the conditions of trade. The great changes which have taken place in Canada in less than a lifetime. The value of the policy Canada has been pursuing. Inter-provincial trade before and at …

 McCullough, Charles R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 10 Mar 1911, 218-223     A time when there seemed to be room for ignorance in regard to the possibilities of Canada. Much to learn from the accomplishments of the U.E. Loyalists who founded this great land. Now the time for Canada to demand that her sons, who have read her history, should learn to …

 Goodeve, A.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 23 Mar 1911, 224-231     Tracing the history of that portion of the Dominion known as Canada's Pacific Province, beginning with the Treaty of Oregon in 1846. The promise of a transcontinental railway to convince British Columbia to join Confederation. Nature's splendid gifts to British Columbia. A physical and geographical description of British Columbia. The …

 Lighthall, W.D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 30 Mar 1911, 232-237     City planning in general, and the speaker's own convictions with regard to two or three strong points: that the matter is one of very great urgency at the present moment; that city planning is not essentially or merely a question of beautification or aesthetics, or of luxury so much as …