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 Otter, Major. Gen. Sir William D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 15 Jan 1914, 110-121     The speaker's personal experience and background with the Canadian Militia over upwards of fifty years. The aim and task of this address to place before the audience this important subject in as clear and lucid a manner as possible, without bias or exaggeration or any reflection upon the many ardent …

 James, C.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 23 Jan 1914, 122-134     Instilling into the minds and thoughts, particularly of the young people of Canada, to "Know thyself; know thy country, its people, its powers and its possibilities," including the study of agriculture, its conditions, its scope, and its possibilities. Some facts of product export. An illustration to suggest that it is …

 Borden, Right Hon. Sir Robert L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 5 Dec 1914, 1-14     The spirit which pervades the people of Canada at the present time: the desire to help, sympathy, co-operation, self-sacrifice. The speaker's conviction that the statesmen of Great Britain strove most earnestly to find an honourable way by which peace might be preserved and war avoided. Why it is that war …

 Meighen, Hon. Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 17 Dec 1914, 15-25     The need for all things to be done and all tasks performed with an eye to success in this struggle. The meaning of the struggle, of the stake that is going to pass one way or the other with the event. A fight not for territory; the stake is the …

 Taft, Hon. William Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 29 Jan 1914, 135-144     The speaker's experience in the Philippines, journeying there as a representative of the United States. On reaching Manila Bay on hot June morning. The opposition of the military to the U.S. policy of conciliation. How that affected relations with the Filipinos. The wonderful work done by the army in the …

 Chelmsford, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 13 Feb 1914, 145-155     The speaker here at the request of Earl Grey. Earl Grey's vision for Canada and his sympathy for everything that pertains to her well being. Brushing away certain rumours which have no basis in fact, the removal of which may clear the way to a more distinct understanding of Lord …

 Mavor, Professor James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 19 Feb 1914, 156-156     Defining the balance of power as the equilibrium of political forces at a particular moment. The processes whereby it may be disturbed, and whereby it may be re-established. A wide historical survey, including a masterly analysis of events in recent times. The supreme task of diplomacy. Knowing what to do …

 Harvey, Martin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 26 Feb 1914, 157-165     Ways in which, by means of the drama, actors from the Old Country may help in a modest way to knit together those bonds which hold our Empire together. The drama as an instrument of appeal to the great mass of the people. The use of serious drama as an …

 Irving, Laurence, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 12 Mar 1914, 166-173     Reference to the speaker's father. In the person of the speaker's father that the drama, the interpretational side of the drama, received the highest recognitions that have yet been bestowed upon it. Henry Irving the first actor who had the honour of knighthood given to him; the second actor whose …

 Cody, Venerable Archdeacon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 19 Mar 1914, 174-181     A new thing in the history of the world to have an empire such as the British Empire, and to have the ruling power in that empire wielded by a democracy. Taking the British Empire for granted; failing to realize how unique and new a thing it is in world …

 Willison, Sir John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 2 Apr 1914, 182-190     Comments about imperialism, about war, about human nature. The truth now as always, that peace comes by power and not by preaching. The Asquith Government in Great Britain as the most radical and the most peace loving government that ever has held office in the Old Country. Pledges with which …

 The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 26 May 1914, 191-209     The Empire Day Banquet, attended for the second time in the history of the Empire Club by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and Princess Patricia at the King Edward Hotel. A toast of the Royal Guests by the Hon. James Craig, President, The Empire Club of …