Résultats

 Owen, The Right Reverend Derwyn T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 9 Mar 1933, 108-117     Thinking of the qualities of the pioneer spirit which is responsible for the founding of a community like Toronto, which is responsible for the founding of communities all over this vast Dominion. Learning some lessons from the pioneers. Four pairs of things which together make the typical pioneer spirit. A …

 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 …

 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 …

 Drew, Colonel George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 12 Oct 1933, 265-281     Reference in particular to the area around Great Bear Lake. Paying tribute to the Honourable Charles McCrea. The speaker declares himself to be a layman on the subject of mining. A layman's impression of what he saw and of what seemed to him to be the solution for the future. …

 Coupland, Professor Reginald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 13 Apr 1933, 166-175     England as a rock among the shifting sands of Europe. How England is dealing with her economic crisis. British statesmanship and British strength that has saved and is saving the 360 million people of India from suffering the same fate of China. British policy and British influence alone that prevents …

 Adams, A.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 Oct 1933, 282-291     Some of the speaker's impressions of Toronto. Winchester and its historical associations. The President of the Empire Club is presented with a piece of wood from a sister tree of the Gospel Oak, given by William the First. Reference of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the ways and means …

 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 …

 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 …

 Clark, Sir William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 2 Feb 1933, 41-55     The charm of England for the holiday-maker. England's beauty in the lovely autumn weather. Some personal reminiscences of the speaker's time in Great Britain. The phenomenon of other countries, including the defeated Germany, enjoying varying measures of prosperity while Great Britain, one of the principal victors, was plunged into a …

 Mudaliar, Diwan Bahadur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 Sep 1933, 206-216     The speaker's dedication to the future of India, not merely internally but in foreign politics as well. The very hazy idea that most Canadians must have of India and of Indian problems. Ways in which India and Canada, Indians and Canadians, are far apart. India pulsating with new hopes. Ways …

 Grant, Principal W.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 9 Feb 1933, 56-69     How the people of Canada can be said to take the League of Nations seriously when we take the speech of our delegate so very casually indeed. The Sino-Japanese situation and the speech that our Canadian delegate, Mr. Cahan, made on it: a review. What Japan wants. Japan's need for …

 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. …

 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 …

 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 …

 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 …

 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 …