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McGeer, G.G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 3 Feb 1938, 216-226     Canada's place in the world today of little real consequence unless we, as Canadians, can show something of the unity of spirit that is essential to Canadian peace and to Canadian progress and prospe

Frost, Rex, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 17 Feb 1938, 245-262     The speaker's recent trip to Europe: anticipations and realities. The significance of the presence of German war vessels in an Italian harbour. The Mediterranean controversy which in recent years has

Renison, Right Reverend Robert J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 14 Oct 1937, 29-43     A description of a first view of the Mediterranean Sea: "a little ocean of molten history." The history of Constantinople. The church of Saint Sophia, in some detail. The story of the Eastern Empire,

Baxter, A. Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 9 Sep 1937, 15-28     London as the heart-beat of the world. The situation in Europe taking a sinister and serious turn. A brief look at the history of Europe; the Treaty of Versailles; the League of Nations. The collapse

Holland, Sir Robert Erskine, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 3 Mar 1938, 271-287     A sketch of India's historic background. India at present not a nation, and the reasons for it. The East India Company and its purpose in India. Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations: t

Lamb, Commissioner David C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 25 Nov 1937, 111-123     One or two general observations about the population problem. The black line moving north on the North American Continent and south in Africa and in the Far East the yellows moving where? World press

Tarr, Dr. E.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 4 Nov 1937, 65-77     Why this particular subject was chosen by the speaker. Some recent facts about the background to the problems in Ireland, from 1914. The Home Rule Bill and its effects. The moral position of De Valer

Tzen, Rev. P. Lindel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 28 Oct 1937, 54-64     China today; China yesterday. A moral philosophy of China's national aspiration that has sustained her all through the past period of almost thirty odd centuries. A statement from one of the classics

Catledge, Turner, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 10 Mar 1938, 288-303     The present situation in the United States. The confusing news coming out of the United States, with many examples provided by the speaker. Problems in the U.S. coming not out of questions of fundame

Forsyth, Dr. C. Hogarth, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 28 Apr 1938, 376-391     Dr. Forsyth begins with the story of the rescue of a trapper who set off to do his work, only to become very ill with tuberculosis of the spine and have to be carried out of the wilderness by two oth

Dunning, The Honourable Charles A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 16 Dec 1937, 160-169     A fundamental difference between our Empire and a totalitarian state: no conscription of the mind. An illustration of what that means. Reminiscences of the Coronation, and what it means to the Empire

Singh, Anup, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 17 Mar 1938, 304-320     Two things about world events of the past few years that stand out in the speaker's mind: the fact that the ordinary processes of government the world had evolved and was getting accustomed to are be

Campbell, W.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 10 Feb 1938, 227-244     The production, development, marketing and transporting of Canadian oil to Canadians. The supply of oil. A description of the extent of the oil field and the potential of approximately 500 million ba

Kavanagh, James E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 9 Dec 1937, 141-159     Industrial relations. The shift from work at home to work outside the home, which then changed its name to industry. The unchanging characters of the people that do the work. The human factor now ent

Street, Arthur G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 7 Jun 1937, 1-14     Some personal background of the speaker. Farming in Britain. The importance of the British farm in any Empire scheme, in any discussion in the great Commonwealth of Nations. The production side of fa

Wrench, Sir Evelyn, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 9 Nov 1937, 78-94     The speaker's experiences and familiarity with Canada. A united Canada and a united Commonwealth. Canada's unique role to play in the world. Canada's partnership with the British Commonwealth, and in

Ratcliffe, S.K., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 13 Jan 1938, 170-181     Some introductory comments about the general world outlook. 1937 as a year of multiple troubles and anxieties. 1938 to tell us the direction in which the world is travelling: how the decision in Spai

Pattullo, Honourable T.D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 5 Apr 1938, 337-356     Some personal reminiscences. Reference to the discoveries and inventions made by science as they relate to the position of affairs we find ourselves in today. Changes and their implications. Progress

D'Egville, Sir Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 24 Mar 1938, 321-336     The composition of the population of the United Kingdom with a short, humourous description of each. The relation of democracy as we find it today to world affairs. A glance at the big problems that

Drew, Lieut.-Col. George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 20 Jan 1938, 182-199     Occasion for concern about the growth of Communism in different parts of Canada. The surprising support that is given to its doctrines by those who are not themselves Communists, and evidence of it.