Résultats

 Lothian, The Marquess of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 Jan 1933, 15-26     The new Indian Constitution. The political adventure upon which Great Britain is engaged in India today. Advances toward self government by India. Far-reaching results of this experiment. The extent and nature of the problem. India's population and two natural divisions: British India and Indian India which is governed by about …

 Moore, H. Napier, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 7 Dec 1933, 367-376     The speaker responds to some questions that he is frequently asked, such as "Why on earth do you buy the stuff you print?" and "Why in every issue must you have these saccharine love stories?" A detailed discussion follows as to why these stories appear in every issue of the …

 O'Leary, Grattan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 30 Mar 1933, 143-155     Public challenge to public life. The word "politician" as a term of reproach. Why politics has fallen into disrepute. The growing propensity among all of us to question, to criticize, to misrepresent and to vilify the politicians as a class. Change brought about by the War. How much of this …

 Moore, Major-General The Honourable Sir Newton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 6 Apr 1933, 156-165     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Some personal background and history of the speaker. Evidence and instances of development in Canada and in Australia, the speaker's native land. The creation of a virtually new Empire in Northern Ontario. The …

 Jackson, Professor Gilbert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 23 Feb 1933, 84-96     Anecdotes to show what some people think of the economy, and economists. The need to understand the depression. The programme that Australia has worked out and the role of economists in that programme. Some comments on the policies of Governments. Service that could be rendered by a committee of economists. …

 Moore, W.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 23 Nov 1933, 343-351     Some introductory words and thoughts on the "mass mind." Analyzing the statement "It is better to plan than not to plan." Plans made at the opening of the twentieth century with high hopes. Now facing the aftermath of the completion of the first stage of socialism. Details and discussion of …

 Campbell, Sir Malcolm, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 28 Feb 1933, 97-107     Reference to the speaker's previous address one year ago. Beginning to see the light of day. Work that has been done over the past 12 months. The importance of inter-Empire trade. Some personal anecdotes from the speaker about his car and about his experiences recently down in Florida. Some words …

 Chelwood, Viscount Cecil of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 21 Sep 1933, 217-235     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. Differences between the Commonwealth and the League of Nations, but both striving for the betterment and improvement of mankind. A definition of these two institutions, what they stand for, what they mean, their great purposes. Aspects of …

 Anthes, Major L.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 25 Oct 1933, 292-305     The relationship of closer trade with the Empire and what it means to Canada. How the various British units are helping one another. Benefits derived from the relationship. A general review of present industrial conditions in Canada, with statistics. The upturn that has come and the momentum it is gaining. …

 Stanley, Dr. Carleton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 9 Nov 1933, 318-328     Reference to some words from the late Lord Balfour in 1927 with regard to the necessity for men of all parties to meet and agree on certain fundamental things. A solidification of ideas among men in general about what elements in our society we wish to conserve. The situation in …

 Ketchum, Carl J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 30 Nov 1933, 352-366     The Russia of today, as witnessed by the speaker over the past summer as a guest of the Canadian National Council of Education, travelling through the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics for three months. An appreciation of the territorial enormity of the land, the complexity of the language, etc. Government …

 Crock, Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 2 Nov 1933, 306-317     The speaker's efforts to give clearly his conception of what the government of the United States is driving toward. The abrupt change this represents in their national psychology and structure. The reasons that brought this about. A review of recent economic events. Belief in Franklin Roosevelt to use new methods …

 Brittain, Horace L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Mar 1933, 118-128     Stimulating thought on municipal affairs. A definition of "muddle." "Where Muddle Has Got Us." Some facts and dollar figures with regard to population of urban municipalities, taxation, and debt. "How May We Know When a Municipality Needs to Watch Its Step or at Least Carefully examine its Position?" Measuring differences …

 MacMillan, The Right Honourable Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 11 Sep 1933, 196-205     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. The commerce of ideas. The need for an ethical revival. Re-establishing intercommunication among the nations of the earth. Some thoughts on values and happiness. The speaker's recent venture of visiting every province in Canada, and capital of …

 Dupre, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 12 Jan 1933, 1-14     Every government in the world at the present time struggling with almost unbearable economic and financial difficulties. Five billion dollars found to spend on instruments of destruction. Armaments' failure to prevent war in 1914. Armaments' failure to ensure victory as Germany discovered. The encouraging fact that the world is becoming …

 Gibbons, Dr. Herbert Adams, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 23 Mar 1933, 129-142     The speaker's frequent role as interpreter of his own country to other countries. Bringing word from the United States. Some personal references to the speaker's travels and family. The United States' participation in the World War and reasons for the timing of their involvement. The current crisis in the United …

 Benn, The Right Honourable Wedgwood, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 26 Jan 1933, 27-40     A tribute to General Mitchell and Colonel Barker. Today Australia Day, the 31st birthday of the great Dominion of Australia. The growth of Empire on the political side as the speaker has seen it in the course of his 26 years' experience in the House of Commons. How, in the …

 Leacock, Professor Stephen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Feb 1933, 70-83     Facing the depression. The speaker's stand that this is a dangerous moment, a crisis. "The time has come to think. The time has come to act." What we see around us never paralleled in the world before. The world-wide, class-wide nature of this depression. Fighting it as a plague or …

 Clarke, Prof. F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Nov 1933, 329-342     The relationship between this vast business of education and the process we all talk about so much nowadays called "reconstruction." The idea of reconstruction and the too mechanical suggestions about it. Warning against reconstruction. The need rather for reinspiration. What the speaker means by educational. Some thoughts on democracy. Problem …

 Bouchard, Georges, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 5 Oct 1933, 251-264     Our economic evils having to be cured by a better mutual understanding. A presentation of the agricultural question from the point of view not of a class, but of the nation. The necessity of maintaining a prosperous agriculture in order to have a prosperous country. The farmer's realizations. Work as …