Résultats

 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 …

 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 …

 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. …

 Guedella, Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 May 1933, 184-195     No line that can be drawn between the past and the present because the past isn't just a thing that ends. The past and the present inextricably intertwined. Past relationships between countries in the Empire that never required anything in writing. What we think of each other. What the speaker …

 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 …

 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 …

 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 …

 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 …

 Hornby, Brigadier-General M.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 28 Sep 1933, 236-250     The speaker's plan for dealing with new settlers from the British Isles. Response to the questions "Do we need any immigration at all at the present time and why is it necessary to talk about it?" Reasons why the speaker believes that we do need immigration, with illustrative examples. Why …

 Murray, Major Gladstone, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 20 Apr 1933, 176-183     A picture of the British Broadcasting Company. A brief history from its founding some 10-1/2 years ago. $13 million dollars collected in 1932 from listeners. Division of those monies to the state and to the corporation, supplemented by $1 million profit from publications. Circulation of "The Radio Times", the weekly …

      A newspaper article written by Fred Williams titled, "A Notable Niagara Centennial" where he discusses the death of John Crooks and his experiences in the War of 1812. The newspaper the article was written in is unknown.

      The Brooklin Spring Fair was initiated by the South Ontario County Agricultural Association, a group of farmers and businessmen in the Township of Whitby that also operated the Oshawa Fair. The first fair, lasting one day, was held at Grass Park on 24 May 1911. By 1915, the Brooklin Spring …

 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 …

 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 …

 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. …