Résultats

 Keys, Professor D.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 8 Dec 1904, 52-60     England's darling, Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons, whom the speaker claims to have been the first great English Imperialist. A detailed description of Alfred's life and accomplishments. Lessons that Alfred's life teaches us. The position of Canada today. How Canada is going to stand in relation to the …

 Hunter, Captain A.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 15 Dec 1904, 61-67     The differences between Militia, and Militarism. A few illustrations of Militarism, which is better than defining it. The virus of Militarism in Canada. The two main requisites to prepare any nation for defence: time and money. Dollars spent in Canada on useless military things as dollars stolen from the defence …

 Herridge, Rev. Dr. W.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 22 Dec 1904, 68-77     Canadians as a people in the formative period of youth. Only just beginning to discover how great are our purely material resources. Canada's mineral, fishing, and timber resources. Our educational system. Enjoying the blessings of a constitutional rule which has been broadened from precedent to precedent. Having to guard against …

 Vincent, Colonel Sir C.E. Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 20 Sep 1904, 9-19     A discussion of the present condition of the Empire, the best means of furthering its interests in east and west and north and south, the advancement of trade, of commerce, and of peace. The interests of Canada and of a united Empire, and how those two interests go together. A …

 Duckworth, Rev. Professor H.T.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 10 Nov 1904, 20-29     First, a few details with regard to the size of the Island of Cyprus, its natural character, its population and resources. The curious and unique position of Cyprus in so far as the High Commissioner and all the chief officials of the Island are appointed by the Secretary of State …

 Burwash, Rev. N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 7 Jan 1904, 31-37     The importance of patriotism in education, shown throughout history. Rights and wrongs in this idea of patriotism in education. A type of patriotism in education which cherishes all that is great and good in the history of the past, with example. Another side from which patriotism may be cultivated with …

      Annual Report for 1904 of the Waterloo Public Library.

 Fleming, Sir Sandford, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 25 Feb 1904, 84-94     The importance of the subject of the projected system of Pan-Britannic cables and telegraphs, girdling the globe, and all under state control. A vital subject fraught with momentous possibilities. The route of the proposed, so called All-Red Line, its scope, and the cogent reasons for its establishment. The question of …

 Brodeur, Honourable L.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 3 Mar 1904, 95-103     The love of country as the basis of all true patriotism. Ways in which the French-Canadian finds in Canada all that is needed to awaken the love of country and to stimulate his patriotism. The French-Canadian naturally more attached to the section of the country which is most closely associated …

 Wallace, Rev. Dr. O.C.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 10 Mar 1904, 104-114     A definition of conscience involving two things: a judgment and an emotion. Speaking of conscience in a national relation, having in mind the family, the conduct of business, and the conduct of public affairs, political and other. Conscience adding to the worth and the welfare of the state when it …

 Gordon, Very Rev. Dr. D.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 17 Mar 1904, 115-124     The relation of the universities to the people. The importance of this subject, even from an Imperial point of view. The strength of a nation dependent upon the intellectual and moral qualities of its citizens. The development of the higher types of men and women as the greatest service we …

 Pettypiece, H.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 24 Mar 1904, 125-137     This question of railway taxation only two or three years old in this Province. Opponents of railway taxation and what they say. The speaker's response to that opposition. Our miles of railway and what they have cost the people. The advantage, under the bonding privilege, that there is no International …

 Stewart, J.F.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 31 Mar 1904, 138-150     Three requirements if Canada is going to be a manufacturing nation: an abundance of raw material, easy conveyance of man and goods from place to place, and a suitable population. A consideration and survey of Canada's raw materials. The state of our railways and transportation system. The third requirement of …

 Mavor, Professor James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 7 Apr 1904, 151-163     Conveying some idea of the situation, economical and financial, of Russia, and of the situation, economical and financial, of Japan, and then a suggested inquiry as to how far Great Britain and her Colonies are interested in the outcome of the struggle. Assuming some knowledge of the long history of …

 Stupart, R.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 14 Apr 1904, 164-172     A description of Hudson's Bay and straits. The fishing grounds of Hudson's Bay and its dollar value. The possibilities for making Hudson Straits the chief outlet for Canadian grain to the markets of Europe. The Hudson Straits the best and cheapest outlet to those markets, if they are navigable. Overcoming …

 Osborne, Henry C.; Ferguson, Dr. John; Cumberland, Barlow, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 21 Apr 1904, 173-202     Imperial Ignorance—Mr. H.C. Osborne: Some words about The Empire Club of Canada and its interests. The ignorance which is said to exist in the Old Country with regard to Canadians and our affairs. The origins of this sensitivity by Canadians. Considering our own ignorance on Imperial matters. A consideration of …

 Walker, Byron E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 28 Apr 1904, 203-216     Independence as the only future that is possible to Canadians, except that of remaining in the Empire. Ways in which we are by nature British. Ways in which we are not exactly British, especially to the Englishman. The attitude of the Englishman to our loyalty. The unfortunate tangling together of …

 DuMoulin, Right Rev. J. Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 5 May 1904, 217-227     The verdict of the people generally recorded in favour of constructive statesmanship. Evidence for that statement throughout history. The Two Pillars of the Empire, the first being that of Commerce. Napoleon's insolent taunt that England was a "nation of shop keepers." The truth in that statement. Ways in which this …

 Campbell, W. Wilfred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 23 Nov 1904, 30-41     The true Imperialist as good a Canadian as any. The speaker's protest and retort against the local Independence man calling himself the only true Canadian. The speaker's claim that Imperialism is the only means by which there will ever be a real Canadian nation. Our own fault as a people …

 George, W.K., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 1 Dec 1904, 42-51     The importance of manufacturing industries to Canada. How largely our manufacturing industries bulk in the commerce of our country: some statistics. Almost every industry in Canada today here on account of the measure of protection which has been afforded to it: ways in which that is so. The greatest folly …