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 Colbourne, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 17 Oct 1939, 75-82     The British Council, known by its works. How and why the British Council came into being. The decrease of wealthy patrons over the last two to three hundred years. Seeing to it that art and culture will still flourish. What the British Council aims to do with the culture which …

 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, …

 Clark, Gregory, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 4 Apr 1939, 348-360     The speaker's return from a trip to Rome, Paris and London. A report on what he saw and heard. Dealing with the question "How near is war?" The speaker's feeling that there will be no war, and why he feels that way. In Italy, no hint or word that the …

 Carter, Frederick G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 28 Sep 1939, 25-39     The speaker addresses the audience as a representative of the American Hospital Association. A discussion of current hospital problems. The meaning of the term "hospital" now as opposed to 50 years ago. The term "specializing" or "specialization" and what that term means. Coming to recognize more specialized institutions as hospitals. …

 Alexander, Brigadier R.O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 20 Apr 1939, 377-392     A picture of Canada's defence forces. Canada's defence forces today consisting of naval, military and air forces functioning separately under their own laws, but controlled and administered under the Minister of National Defence, assisted by a Council, representative of all the services. Some details of administrative structure in the three …

 Moore, Roy W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 19 Oct 1939, 83-90     Labour relations from the viewpoint of American industry. American ideals and ideas bearing the mark of British culture. A consideration of the background out of which the sentiments have sprung, "for nearly all human standards acquire their form and character by the influence of some past or present environment. The …

 MacNamara, Lieut-Colonel J.R.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 26 Jan 1939, 200-213     How much the Spanish issue, both internal and external, has affected the whole world. The Spanish struggle going right back into medieval history. Now watching the spectacle of an old Spain turning into a modern state, going through hundreds of years of history in the course of one man's lifetime, …

 Dolan, D. Leo, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 9 Mar 1939, 282-300     The importance to the economic welfare and progress of the Dominion of Canada of the tourist industry. A discussion of some of the things that have been done in Canada to create a greater interest in the industry and some things which the speaker hopes we will do in the …

 Malik, Sardar Hardit Singh, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 2 Nov 1939, 114-125     Canadians the speaker met during his service in World War I. A true picture of Indian life. Some misconceptions. Some recent developments in India, particularly in the industries. The tradition of craftsmanship to be found in India which is now being continued in India's manufacturing industries. The great changes that …

 Frost, Rex, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 30 Mar 1939, 328-347     The proposal to supplement the present British Cabinet by a Minister from each of the self-governing Dominions. Facing certain facts today which, in their post-Munich form, provide some vision for the future in eastern and south-eastern Europe. A few illustrations of developments in Czecho-Slovakia since Adolf Hitler annexed the Sudeten …

 Baxter, A. Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 24 Aug 1939, 1-12     A review of what is going on in Europe. The decision of Russia to sign a Non-Aggression Pact with Germany and the position in which that places Poland. The position of the democracies much worse now. What is behind Russia's move. Doubts about the agreement. What Germany has accomplished by …

 Doman, Dr. Nicholas R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 30 Nov 1939, 165-180     Approaching the subject of this address from the perspective of history. Outside forces that have often created a difficult situation in the Danube Basin. A history of Hungary and Central Europe, from the 11th century. The history of Hungary from the 16th century on until the World War consisting of …

 Bennett, Right Honourable R.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 21 Dec 1939, 210-226     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. Reasons for Mr. Bennett's move to England. Canadian concern for the British Empire. The British Empire as the bulwark of Christian civilization. Some words about the history of civilizations, and civilization. Why the British Empire has been …

 Clegg, Hugh H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 16 Feb 1939, 243-255     The progress and evolution of criminal sociology. A brief history of law enforcement. The particular part that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) has played in its special sector of the crusade against crime. The Directorship given to J. Edgar Hoover at the age of 28; how he attacked the …

 Stembridge, Jasper H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 2 Mar 1939, 270-281     Some words about education in general and geography in particular. How education has changed. The study of the reciprocal relationship between man and nature, with illustrative anecdote. The lack of knowledge in England about Canada. Our advantage over the dictatorship states. Canada's importance to the Empire. The amount of knowledge …

 Fox, Dr. William Sherwood, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 23 Mar 1939, 313-327     The time for a study of democracy in terms of concrete examples of its successful application. The Tennessee Valley Authority as one such example which has already attained some striking results. The TVA established by Act of Congress in 1933. The administrative structure of the TVA. The chief aim of …

 Drew, Lieut.-Colonel George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 16 Mar 1939, 301-312     The occurrences of the last 36 hours and what they imply for the future. Hitler's march in to the Czech part of Czecho-Slovakia on the anniversary of his march into Austria a year ago. Something about this date, the Ides of March, that may offer hope. The hope that the …

 Cody, President H.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 16 Nov 1939, 136-149     The speaker divides his address into three sections: a heritage to guard; a heritage that has been attacked; our duty to defend it. Our great inheritance as members of this far-flung Dominion, and also as members of that larger political entity to which this Dominion of Canada belongs, the British …

 Masaryk, Jan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 23 Feb 1939, 256-269     Ladies Day. Dispelling certain rather unintelligent talk that has been going around about Europe in general, and England especially, as being down and out. England as a very vigorous democracy. The co-operation of Great Britain and America as necessary, i.e., the intellectual, the ethical and the moral co-operation between these …

 Cameron, W.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 26 Oct 1939, 103-113     A report of the present conditions in the United States as they appear to one who travels constantly among the American people and who is in touch with the American businessman. 1939 as a crucial year for United States business. Economic recovery in the United States, which has lagged behind …