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Maloney, Arthur and Sedgwick, Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 25 Nov 1954, 76-92     The case against the death penalty: Mr. Arthur Maloney: First, some humorous stories in connection with this discussion. Some facts and figures. Motives that lie behind the murders committed in Canad

Chevrier, The Honourable Lionel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 3 Feb 1955, 172-181     A consideration of the St. Lawrence Seaway from three angles: The Treaty Rights and obligations upon the St. Lawrence; The works and facilities to be constructed thereon; Their effect upon the econom

Reid, Mrs. Ogden, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 10 Feb 1955, 182-190     Admiration for Canada's widespread prosperity. Living in what is called the electronic and atomic age. The presumption that we have experienced only the first small sample of what that means. Develop

Wemyss and March, The Earl of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 2 Dec 1954, 93-106     The National Trust for Scotland: a private organization and charity. Concern with the preservation of an important part of the Scottish scene, for the past, and also the present. The special aim to t

Cordiner, Ralph Jarron, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 31 Mar 1955, 243-254     A brief personal background. Acting on Ambassador Stuart's suggestion concerning the value of the interchange of viewpoints, an exploration and discussion of problems existing in the United States, w

Fleck, Dr. Alexander, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 17 Feb 1955, 191-204     The changing character of the British Commonwealth as it appears to a contemporary. The speaker's personal impressions, especially in his capacity as Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, and thr

King, Horace, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 27 Jan 1955, 161-171     Some introductory remarks and reminiscences. Differences in the national policies of free people. The significance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The speaker's belief that the cementing b

Lank, Herbert H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 10 Mar 1955, 217-225     The speaker thinking of his audience as "three-in-one"; as business and professional men; as parents and as taxpayers. Himself and the audience as shareholders in Canada's biggest business—education.

Farley, James A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 21 Apr 1955, 283-294     The mission of our two countries (Canada and the United States) in today's world. The sharing of a common resource—the electric power of the magnificent spillway of the St. Lawrence River. Two nation

Buchan, Honourable Alastair, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 9 Dec 1954, 107-121     A journalist's report; a personal interpretation of the trend of American policy. The change in the world scene over the past two and a half years since the speaker last addressed the Empire Club. Pr

Baillieu, The Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 28 Oct 1954, 40-55     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Toronto Branch of the English-Speaking Union. The English-Speaking Union. A brief picture of the personnel of the government of the Union. Raising

Thorneycroft, Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 11 Jun 1954, 1-5     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club of Toronto and the Board of Trade, Toronto. A look outside the field of Canadian-United Kingdom trade, and see how jointly we should

Matsudaira, Honourable Koto, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 14 Apr 1955, 269-282     The position of Japan in the Far East today. A brief historical background of Japan. Japan since the Second World War. The hope that the speaker's words will help the audience to understand the probl

Drew, The Honourable George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 21 Oct 1954, 27-39     The meeting now taking place in Paris. The bright prospect of a European partnership, out of the discouragement which followed the repudiation of the European Defence Community plan. The unintentiona

Thomson, Roy Herbert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 6 Jan 1955, 124-138     A telling of the story of the removal of the Coronation Stone in the chapel of Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey in 1950. The history of the Stone. Reactions to this removal in England. A dif

MacFarlane, J.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 13 Jan 1955, 139-150     No lack of public interest in medical affairs. A brief history of medicine, and interest in it going back to the earliest writing of Egypt, Arabia, Greece and Rome. The development of medical science

Taplin, Walter, Esq., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 295-305     An analysis of the nature of British Commonwealth trade and of the elements in British Commonwealth trade. Being clear as to exactly what the main elements in the basic idea of Commonwealth trade are

Keys, David Arnold, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 7 Apr 1955, 255-268     "No scientific discovery has created such devastating possibilities and at the same time offered vast opportunities for the benefit of mankind as that of the controlled release of atomic energy by nu

Ambridge, Douglas White, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 24 Mar 1955, 233-242     History of the forests and man's fascination with it. The forest as a mysterious place. Early man's veneration for the trees and forests. Groves of trees often the scene of religious exercises. An ac

Martin, the Honourable Paul, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 24 Feb 1955, 205-212     The beginning, tomorrow, in London, of a meeting of five men representing five nations on a matter vitally affecting the peace of the world, the question of disarmament. The urgency of the need for s