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Horning, Professor L.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 10 Dec 1908, 79-90     The need to go a long way back in history in order to get at the sources of the movements that are now so important in Germany. Three factors that must be taken into account: the history of Prussia to its present greatness; the history of the little District of ...

Snyder, Frederick Merle, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1926), 16 Apr 1925, 197-206     Some observations by the speaker about what he sees happening in Germany today. Some of the things that have caused momentous happenings in Germany. First, paying respect to the men who have made it possible for a republic to be in Germany. The youth of Germany, resolved to maintain a ...

Schmidt, Helmut, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 23 May 1996, 11-25     The role or rather the responsibilities of Germany after unification. Discussing Germany's role in a broader context and scope. Unification just one element in a revolutionary, growing change in the world situation and certainly one of long-lasting historical dimensions. The liberation of more than a dozen European nations from communist ...

Baldensperger, Capt. Fernan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1919), 15 Feb 1918, 112-122     Comparing the early days of the war to the current situation. Knowing what we are about, and that we must carry it to the end. The years prior to the war. Signs of war as early as 1907. The symptoms of German preparedness half veiled from our eyes. One of ...

Kiep, Dr. Walther Leisler, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2005), 7 Oct 2003, 55-61     The performance of the German economy. Ways in which it is performing well. Source of problems. Help and support given to Germany after World War Two, including Canada. The end of the Cold War. The unification of Germany. The liberalization of Eastern Europe. The European Union. Being in the midst ...

Von Luckner, Count and Lange, Prof. Victor, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 29 Nov 1932, 316-331     Count Von Luckner: The speaker here on a mission of goodwill, to destroy ill will caused by the war, and to get closer relations and better understanding. The speaker's personal background and experiences during the war. Prof. Lange: A new generation, a new mentality, a new regard for the world ...

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 ...

Mann, Klaus, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 9 Feb 1939, 230-242     The popularity of "Mein Kampf" in Germany. A literary critique of the book. The importance of the book to anyone interested in the future of Europe, and the future of the world. What Hitler's book reveals. Different editions of the book for each country in which it is available. One ...

Johnston, E.F.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1917), 22 Mar 1917, 506-516     An explanation, in a simple, connected sort of way about the Kaiser, and why he acts as he does, and the manner of man he is and evidently shows himself to be. The Kaiser's building of a navy that would at least math, if not conquer, the British navy and ...

Harding, Gilbert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1945), 19 Oct 1944, 55-70     Readings from recent articles in Toronto newspapers. This topic of the postwar treatment of Germany vitally important in a time when Canadian youths are so pessimistic. The danger of forgetting the cost of the war, the waste of treasure, waste of life, the maimed, the crippled, the blind, the widows, ...

Kingsley, Darwin P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1919), 17 Oct 1918, 323-339     the unspeakable criminal record that long since made Germany a Pariah amongst the nations. Only just beginning to appreciate these dreadful facts. How such reptilian qualities were kept alive and developed in Germany. The welter of lying that preceded and produced the present mental and moral attitude of the people ...

Brown, Harrison, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 21 Nov 1935, 120-130     Something about the present tensions in Europe based on the speaker's travels. One of the chief factors in European politics today the attempt on the part of the present government in Germany to form a Fascist bloc which the Nazis hope shall stretch from the North Sea to the Bosphorus. ...

Drew, Colonel The Honourable George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 4 Jun 1947, 1-15     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The speaker's recent trip to Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. The regard with which Canada is perceived. A report on Western Europe, particularly Germany. The situation in Britain. Britain far from finished as a ...

Woodside, Willson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 1 Dec 1938, 138-152     The historical and long-standing intense colonial, commercial and naval rivalry between Germany and Britain. The extreme envy and hatred of Britain which has been growing up in Germany, and as exhibited during the Boer War. The question of peace or war in Europe a question between Germany and Britain. Two ...

Woodside, Professor Willson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 27 Sep 1934, 44-56     The speaker's presence in Germany before, during, and after the Hitler Revolution and his resulting chronicles of Germany and the Nazi Revolution. The Germans as a people without a sense of humour. Some anecdotes to illustrate the grim situation in Germany. The "Clean-up" of June 30. A Germany of mass ...

Beaubien, the Honourable C.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 5 Oct 1939, 40-52     Ascertaining what kind of fighting machine Hitler has forged from within and also bolstered from without, in order to better see what are its strong points and its weak spots. An examination of Hitler as an autocrat. Autocrats throughout history. How Hitler is different. How he has disregarded all precautions, ...

Drew, Lieutenant-Colonel George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 31 Oct 1935, 75-91     Living through one of the greatest, one of the most far-reaching events in the history of the world. The next few weeks to decide whether the principal of collective enforcement of peace, which was the dream of those who signed the Treaty of Versailles is to become a reality, or ...

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. ...

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 Spain will go; what is likely to happen in the new imperial adventure of Italy in North ...

Spencer, Dr. Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1962), 2 Nov 1961, 35-48     The current crisis in Berlin. The roots of the present crisis in wartime policies. Details about the agreement reached in 1944, and after. A history. The two phases of the present crisis. The nature of the crisis. The Wall. The closing of the frontier. Life in West Berlin. The difficulty ...