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Garbett, Most Reverend and Right Honourable Cyril Foster, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 2 May 1944, 477-487     Why we went to war. A brief review of the war situation for Britain. Stress now on the building up of a new order when peace comes. The need for a better international order, if there are to be socia

Marix, Air Vice-Marshal, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 4 Nov 1943, 96-114     A brief history of the R.A.F. Transport Command since Transatlantic ferrying was initiated in 1940. The agreement between His Majesty the King for the United Kingdom and the Canadian Pacific Railway

Jenks, C. Wilfred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 13 Apr 1944, 422-441     The convening next week, in Philadelphia, of the International Labour Organization in its twenty-sixth session, and reaction to that convening. Preparing detailed plans for the action which must be t

Stokes-Rees, Commander R.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 18 Nov 1943, 130-148     The tide turned in favour of the Allies with regard to submarine warfare. A look at what happens inside and outside a submarine, accompanied by diagrammatic sketches. A detailed physical description

Rogers, Hon. Will. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 6 Apr 1944, 405-421     The speaker's contention that what we do in the Pacific after this war is far more important than what we do in Europe, and why he believes this to be so. Asia about to take a great leap across the c

de Lotbiniere, S.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 20 Apr 1944, 442-458     Reference to St. George's Day next Sunday. The fight against Goebbels and his propaganda machine. Goebbels as the "dragon-in-the-bed" analogy. The B.B.C. countering Goebbels. A look back at the summe

Carney, Ralph W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 26 Nov 1943, 65-95     The speaker here to lend his services to Canada's War Finance Committee and to the Canadian people on behalf of our Fifth Victory Loan. The conflict between two ideas for our postwar future: the West

Turner, Mrs. Phyllis G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 27 Jan 1944, 252-268     The rebuilding of the postwar world as an opportunity of building a world in which the great advances of modern science can be applied to the development of an organization of human society which wil

Drew, Lieut.-Colonel The Hon. George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 11 Jan 1944, 213-224     What Britain is like in the fifth year of war. A number of impressions from the speaker's visit. Signs of destruction less noticeable. Lots of buildings in need of repair and paint. First impressions

Gordon, Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 11 Nov 1943, 115-129     What we must keep in mind when planning. The prerequisites to the making of good plans. The plan prepared for the London County Council for the redevelopment of a large part of the London area, even

Stansgate, Right Hon. Viscount, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 14 Jun 1943, 21-31     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The speaker as part of a delegation to many parts of the British Empire, come to engage in informal discussions on the w

Ferguson, Dr. John Calvin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 17 Feb 1944, 295-309     The speaker's repatriation. President conditions in China. China's contribution to the Allied Nations and the part she can contribute to the winning of the war. The current situation in China in term

Carney, Ralph W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 13 May 1943, 1-20     The speaker's travel schedule of 150,000 miles each year, six times around the world, primarily in the United States, some in Mexico, the West Indies and South America. The speaker's opportunity to t

King-Hall, Commander Stephen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 21 Oct 1943, 50-64     The question "Am I my brother's keeper?" as a political and economic fact, not solely a moral issue. Some words on war and peace. The costs of war. The effort we are prepared to put forth for peace.

Renison, Right Rev. Robert J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 9 Dec 1943, 161-173     Some early Canadian history. Flying the flag of England in the first Ontario seaport in the year 1670. Moosonee or Moose Fort. Henry Hudson's three voyages. A personal anecdote from the speaker of a

Hepburn, The Hon. Mitchell F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 16 Dec 1943, 174-190     The speaker's background as a farmer. The prejudice against what was known when the speaker was a child, as "Scientific Agriculture." The importance of minerals to the soil. The importance of soil te

Gower-Rees, The Venerable Archdeacon A.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 13 Jan 1944, 225-237     The complexities of the Empire. The urgent need for a careful consideration of Imperial problems, should the need for taking final decisions arise. The strengths and weaknesses of the Empire's Coloni

Kauffman, His Excellency Henrik, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 10 Feb 1944, 284-294     A description of Denmark, pointing out the differences and similarities with Canada. A brief history of Denmark. What Denmark was like before invasion by the Germans. The speaker's decision, at the t

Yalden-Thomson, L.A.C. David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 9 Mar 1944, 338-361     The speaker's previous experience as District Commissioner of Pemba Island, a British Protectorate. Pemba Island as a fair sample of the numerous and little known Protectorates which are part of the

Stewart, Prof. H.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1944), 27 Apr 1944, 463-476     Uniting the democracies in time to prevent what they have twice within a generation been united only in time to repair. The speaker's statement: "In the interests of world peace, we need to draw more