Résultats

 Wood, General Robert E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 13 Mar 1952, 283-290     Some personal reminiscences. The speaker's many ties with the Dominion. The friendliness which has developed on both sides of the line during the last 20 years. Possibilities of union to be decided by Canadians. Development in the Dominion over the last ten years. Primary causes for changes in the word …

 Fleming, Donald M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 11 Dec 1952, 129-143     The simple matter that it now is to visit Central Europe compared with four years ago. The increasing importance of Central European affairs for every Canadian, and why. Going to Britain, Germany and France in order to feel the pulse of Western Europe. Fearing the weakening of our position in …

 Lovink, His Excellency A.H.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 27 Nov 1952, 104-111     The increasing complexity of international politics. The lack of doubt that the danger is grave; that we must arm ourselves for defence, and also in order to avoid, if possible, "an attack from the aggressor and it is up to everyone of us of the freedom-loving world to conserve world …

 Horne, A.N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 20 Mar 1952, 291-301     Responses to the questions: What, Why, Who, When, Where and How is a Pipe Line? A description of the Trans-Northern Pipe Line Company. Project details, ownership, methods of transportation, communications, locations of pumping stations, operations details such as how various grades of oil are moved through a pipe without mixture, …

 Wilmot, Chester, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 17 Apr 1952, 342-354     An outline and development of one or two of the themes expounded in the speaker's book "The Struggle For Europe." First, an explanation of his approach to the task of writing this book. President Roosevelt's statement in 1943 that every effort had to be made to win Russia's friendship. Evidence …

 Romulo, H.E. General Carlos P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 23 Oct 1952, 55-62     A joint meeting with United Nations Association in Canada (Toronto Branch). How the Philippines, together with the rest of the Far East, has become our next-door neighbour. Manila, capital city of the Philippines, less than two days' flying time from Toronto. The earth becoming smaller; our concept of inter-dependence among …

 Green, Rev. Canon Bryan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 30 Oct 1952, 63-73     The faith of an Englishman. The need to live close to reality. One of the speaker's greatest "beefs": that the Christian Churches sometimes don't live close to reality. A response to the question "What is the faith of an Englishman today?" with three characteristics, and a brief discussion of each. …

 Woodside, Wilson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 7 Feb 1952, 229-240     Recalling when the tide turned in Europe in 1948. The tide turning in Asia in 1950 and 1951; events that caused that turning. Providing some counter-weight to Russia. American armed strength; ready for what? The Soviet line; what the Soviets want. A shifting balance as Western rearmament is achieved. The …

 Whitton, Mayor Charlotte, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 13 Nov 1952, 83-91     The fundamental liberties: freedom of conscience, of worship, of speech, of assembly, of free government by people freely chosen by free electors and how we tend to think of them as deep, abiding, self-sustaining within themselves. The fact that they are not, and can not even be safely regarded as …

 McGillen, Pete, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 3 Apr 1952, 315-329     Some introductory remarks, then a description of the speaker's job. Some personal reminiscences and anecdotes. Conservation and what that term means. How conservation applies to each of us in the matter of health and proper care to assure that you will have the maximum of content and happiness for the …

 Cavell, Nik, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 4 Dec 1952, 112-128     A joint meeting with the Toronto Branch, United Nations Association in Canada. A description of the Colombo Plan. Misconceptions about the Plan. The background to its origins. The name of the Plan and from whence it comes. The Commonwealth Consultative Committee; the custodian of the Plan. The Committee's practical plan …

 Bowes, Lord Campion, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 5 Jun 1952, 13-22     Some facts about the office of the speaker, the Clerkship of the British House of Commons, the chief permanent office of the House under the Speaker. The efficient working of a parliament dependent upon these two houses, and the relations between them. The different qualities of the two. The life-long …

 Ford, Henry II, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 24 Jan 1952, 199-210     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some general comments on the state of the world today; the speaker's feeling that people are a little tired of the constant complaining about the troublesome and critically dangerous world in which we live. Some …

 Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 12 Jan 1952, 170-184     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Royal Canadian Institute. The time of year for self-examination. Canada and the United States asking themselves a few questions: How are we doing, each country in its own way? What more can we do to promote the objectives and …

 Ritchie, General Sir Neil, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 6 Nov 1952, 74-82     Singapore. A brief background of the South East Asian situation as it exists today. Then, Malaya and the situation there. A description of South East Asia. The enormous Chinese populations of South East Asia. The really remarkable change in the attitude of the Chinese towards war over the last few …

 Buchan, Hon. Alastair, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 6 Mar 1952, 269-282     Some quite personal impressions about American policy. The speaker's background as a Washington newspaper correspondent and a brief description of the task. A first impression: the absolute impossibility of separating foreign policy from domestic politics or of treating them in different compartments. An illustration. A brief historical explication of the …

 Greene, Kenneth Alfred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 10 Apr 1952, 330-341     The fundamental aim of foreign policy as part and parcel of our national aspirations. Projects which are now going forward toward the development of Canada into a nation of international consequence. The prevention of another war the principal aim of our foreign policy. The need for a strong and healthy …

 Philip, Percy James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 9 Oct 1952, 33-41     How union and harmony in human experience are certainly not the same thing. An analogy with love and marriage. The speaker's belief that harmony, which is of the spirit, is greater than union. What the speaker has to say on this thesis to follow logically from his last three addresses: …

 Dunton, A. Davidson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 2 Oct 1952, 23-32     What people say about television. Strong personal views of television. Talking about television in terms of what it will mean "to all of us in this room, as Canadians: in fact, what it will mean, should or could mean, to all Canadians, every place." The things that the speaker thinks …

 Dobson, Sir Roy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 24 Apr 1952, 360-370     The British lion far from decrepit. "She has wings now and what is more is jet-propelled. More important she has beside her the Canadian beaver and the American eagle as well as other well-behaved animals." The British lion's jet air power, particularly its relationship to Canadian aviation. The speaker's participation …