Résultats

 Mooney, James D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 Jan 1934, 389-402     International trade simple in principle. The inception of "economic nationalism" that got under way 8-10 years ago. Problems with economic nationalism. Ways in which economic nationalism caused and continued the depression. Some statistics on Canada's imports and exports. Similar statistics for the United States. Some misconceptions about imports, exports, and …

 Owen, The most Reverend Derwyn T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 11 Oct 1934, 57-66     The qualifications for leadership. Reasons for the need of leadership. The need for a leader to care. Reference to the matter of the drive for the Federation of Community Service to take place in Toronto. The duties of leadership. Learning how to obey, to learn self-control, to get control of …

 Lattimore, Owen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 22 Mar 1934, 499-512     A comparison of the present situation in the Far East with the situation in Europe in 1914. A situation now in the Far East which is much less clear. Canada's, like America's interest in the question of collective guarantees of world peace and the extending of international compacts for the …

 Macphail, Sir Andrew, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 6 Dec 1934, 161-172     A new reading of the old fable "The Goat and the Vine." Universal truth expressed in fables. "The Goat gnawed the Vine to the root; but the vine grew again, and yielded grapes whilst the goat lay dead upon the altar." Germany as the Vine; France as the Goat. The …

 Noel-Baker, Philip J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 27 Mar 1934, 513-526     The great part to play in world affairs that is now that of the British people. The current power of the British Commonwealth and how that has come to be. The need for the abolition of war, the establishment of law and justice which the British peoples have achieved. The …

 Norwood, Rev. Frederick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 18 Sep 1934, 17-29     The radical changes that are taking place in parts of the world. The speaker's 16 months of travel, testing out a few great convictions which have been maturing in his mind for years. Stating his case from a personal point of view for the sake of clarity. Personal background of …

 Drayton, The Honourable Sir Henry L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 8 Mar 1934, 482-498     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, The Canadian Club and The Toronto Board of Trade. Economic conditions in Western Canada. The spirit of the West. The absolute necessity for economy. What economy means. Some figures. Expenditures for the year 1930-31 in contrast to the value of all …

 Will, Professor J.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Feb 1934, 450-465     Throwing some light upon the events of the past week in Paris. The desire to understand other nations as one of the most significant signs of an enlarging Canadian mind. The historical relationship between the British and the French, and between Canadians and the French. Some comments on the reporting …

 van Paassen, Pierre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 29 Mar 1934, 527-540     Instances and experiences told by the speaker to illustrate the militarization of the European Continent, and the masses of hungry and destitute people he has seen. The change in Europe since 1933. Consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. The situation in Germany. An examination of how Hitler came to power. …

 Nye, Senator, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 15 Nov 1934, 118-136     The danger of war today greater than it was 30 days before the World War. Contemplating what we might do today in these distressing, depressing times, if we had what four years of war cost this world, with figures. Going forward even in these days of bankruptcy and unbalanced budgets, …

 Sykes, Brigadier General Sir Percy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 29 Nov 1934, 148-160     Historical events that shaped the civilization of the present day. The development of sea power just before the close of the fifteenth century. The discovery of the ocean route to India. The discovery of the New World. The Treaty of Tordesillas, and the division of the ocean routes between Portugal …

 Massey, Raymond, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 8 Feb 1934, 438-449     The theatre as one of Canada's cherished institutions. Current issues with regard to the theatre. The continuing theatre. The theatre as the soul of the entertainment business. A discussion as to whether the talking pictures or television will kill or even affect the theatre. Comparisons between the stage and the …

 Kerr, Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 18 Oct 1934, 67-80     The political situation, the economic situation in the Old Country today. Whether Great Britain is reasonably well-equipped to weather the storms which lie ahead. Three factors of the British recovery: the return to power at the election of 1931 of a National Government which marked the end of a period …

 Stewart, Reginald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 13 Dec 1934, 173-182     Music inherent in us all; fundamentally a part of our nature. Early manifestations in the Book of Genesis. Music as the real universal speech of mankind. The experience of hearing music in a concert hall. Wanting to do more for the humble lover of music and those she represents. Why …

 Cromie, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 1 Feb 1934, 419-437     What the speaker saw in Europe and Russia this summer; looking for some suggestions for ourselves on this continent. Three minutes of world geography, including some population figures. A review of the Economic Conference held in London this summer. An examination of what creates different standards of living. Technocracy and …

 Goldenberg, H. Carl, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 15 Mar 1934, 374-389     [This speech was erroneously omitted from the 1933-34 Year Book.] Estimating the effects of the economic policies of Great Britain and the United States in the past few years. The background of current economic events. Comparative economic internationalism in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the earlier years …

 Calder, Robert Louis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 1 Mar 1934, 466-481     The question as to whether or not Quebec is a British Province. An exploration and examination of what it is that makes a country British. The test of the British quality of any country and any area. Some comments on the Victorian age. The accomplishment of the Victorian age with …

 Jones, Magistrate S. Alfred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 25 Jan 1934, 403-418     What Fascism is and something of what it has accomplished. Misunderstandings and misrepresentations of Fascism. The origins of the word "Fascio." The Fascist emblem and what it means. A definition of Fascism as insistence on co-operation. The Fascist ideal. Origins of the concept of Fascism. A description of the Constitution …

 Bruce, His Honour, Lieut.-Colonel The Honourable Herbert A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 12 Apr 1934, 541-556     Toronto's celebration of its centenary this year. Toronto actually "coming out of the woods," the woods that for centuries bordered the lake. A visit to the past to see how it all happened. A look at Toronto's history, beginning in 1673 with an Indian village named Teieiagon where Baby Point …

 Colonna, Don Mario, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 11 Jan 1934, 377-388     Italy in a Mediterranean world. Ways in which the Mediterranean is a British lake. The relationship between Italy and Great Britain. How the Great War was a terrible trial for Italy. Some words on Mussolini. Reconstruction in progress today. The spirit or cooperation and organization in Italy today. Details of …