‘butace easly oveteome, As early March 1919, Electric Bost Ina been negotiating with ex-Praident Leguiax miltrist sx Achauvinise wo iad shown certain fours othe company before Ire war overthrown and forced to flee to Burope, His sieson, wwho was more concerned. with safeguarding his county's fconomio stability than acquiring expensive armaments fon attaining clic, caclled outright x contract made by his [reecesor forthe supply of Electric Boat submarins, Ap, carved outby asignallywelharmea and adequately financed group ofrevaltonarie, brought the return to poser of President Legula) and the stage was tet for a remption of the cordial busines relations 20 rudely broken off by his pre ecesor, The fact that the United States Government had Ueided, ars mater of poliey not to supply fem is own yards Sy war veurls to Peru or Chie, on the grounds that this wo ‘encourage an ontrrak of war between the two counties, se ounded to the advantage of Hleetrc Hoat. On June 1, 1920, ‘Spear was abe to inform the president of his company that, resltofthe United Sates Governments refuel to make direct fle of war vue ¢ the Peruvian authorities, the company's fown submarine propersis were “weceviag favourable con eration”. Ta the lat paragraps of his lett? Spear ade “itis eported on good authority thatthe Brits Government Bs goog. to felp the Chileans out; and this is 30 or Bled {8 be a by the other Government [Peru] it ought to inlluence tet in four of our propoent However questionable the ethics Behind this reasoning might be, it loge was unassailable. A good general is one wito believes that Forcune will amile on his plans provided his plans do not rely on Fortine. And so it was in 1920 that a certain Cap tain Aubry—thea Naval Attaché to the Perivian Embassy i i atwasdeaiel tal sent tandered ist tay ofthe ye enings firnaeany einen ive us rus pay oun iiznue WAR” 7g Woshinglon—hired a thestre in Liza, the capital of Beri at iverelsletue, iluseated Dy some Sty lantern aides, on the Stperority ofthe products of the Electric Bont Co. overall ober ‘nbmarings, The lecture was tended by 3,000 peopl inching the President and the Minister of Marine, and was subequemiy published in book form and circulated all over South Ameren xt appean®, wrote an Electric Boat offal wo Spent om eportane tine. The Minister fom aly had been ete ye SRE Sores ofthe ProMavine nn» contract ad been pte fhe aod was teady fx signature calling forthe puree ob Rice of te Lauren [an Taian company] boats Je ie Seite dhe county to tat pastel ype of boat, bot dng fo i seprscntations sade By Captain Aubry, the contact Was ot pred nel age a good deal of + hornets nest Was ‘[eutel which rested ulmatly in the ation ofthe Present Sn bs Cabice deternnun «0 order ose abmasing boas fom the Elect Host Co, Aubry’ fiends thought he was erary—spending all his money in booting the sles of «company in which he had sot adollaes ‘worth of interest, But Aubry just Tasghed—and laughed —and Imughed, becawse, not long aflertard, he was able to resign hs Under paid post as anal attaché and take up an appointment {3s Hletric Boa’s South American agent at an snmual income ‘sing (fom $7,000 in 4g to $45,847 m 1927 ‘With President Leguin back in povter his con Jus on: the company’s payroll, and the peripatetic Aubry scheming and intriguing in all the important capital des of South America, Ipisnes soon began to flourish. Ta 1924, Aubry secured an onder for two more submarine, which involved local bribes of $15,000 per bone? and in 936 eame an order fora farther two Boats, bres this dine totaling €123000