Evening star., 1941-04-10
Admiral Julio AIIard
Arrives From Chile
For Officers Meetinq
Chief of Operations Hos
Specialized in Torpedoes
And Submarine Forces
By MANUEL VEGA,


The Government of the United
States has invited South American
naval officials to visit this coun-
try. Within a short time some of
them will be in Washington to
establish beneficial contacts with
naval officials of the North at this
critical moment in the worlds his
tory. Fortunately, the union of the
two hemispheres is becoming real
fly, a relationship which undoubt-
edly is more necessary now than
ever before While night is falling
over Europe new lights must come
forth to illuminate these peaceful
countries!
Among the officials who have just
arrived is Admiral Julio Allard,
chief of operations of the Chilean
Navy. A seaman for many years,
Admiral Allard entered the Serv-
ice in 1900 and five years later made
his first training voyage around the
world. Shortly afterwards he fig
ured in the first group of officials
of our country who specialized in
torpedoes and submarines, and most
of his brilliant career has been
spent in this comparatively new
branch of the service. In 1914, just
before the outbreak of the first
World War, the Chilean govern
ment obtained our first submarines
In Seattle 1t. Allard was with that
part of the fleet Later, in 1918
Chile acquired six model H SUBJ
marines from London; Lit. Comdr
Allard was in charge of one OF
them.
Commanded Training Sloop.
In 1925 he was made commander
of the sloop Baquedano, the train
ing ship of the Chilean fleet, and
he set out to travel over the high
seas again, repeating, now as
completely matured officer, the
training voyage he had made as a
young sailor. in an inferior posi-
ton. He visited Europe. Asia and
the United States. That was the
third time he had come to this
country, and during his visit in
these regions he found many good
friends of former days.
In 1927 the Chilean government
bought some model o submarines
from England and 1t Comdr. Allard
was made commander of that part
of the fleet. He has also been COM
mander of the f1otilla of deStroyerS.
In 1888, just after the Inauguration
of President Aguirre Cerda, Admiral
tnl oh inf rF
operations.
Sons Take to Navy.
Admiral Allard is an officer who
has distinguished himself by his
professional qualities, his general
culture and his love and loyalty of
the sea-attributes which have won
for him the influence and esteem
which he now enjoys in the Chilean
Navy, and also high honors from
several European governments
Denmark. Belgium, Sweden, Spain,
Italy and France. Admiral Allard
speaks French as he does his native
tongue and expresses himself in
English without any difficulty. CHis
ancestry is French and EngliSh) He |
Is married and has three children |
The Oldest of the three is already an
officer in the Chilean Navy and the |
second student in the Naval Acad-
emy of Valparaiso, which indicates
that the admiral has been able to
inspire his children with the same
passions that mark his chivalrous
and noble spirit.
The visit of Admiral Allard to the |
United States at this time cannot |
help but result in beneficial roper
eusSions in the study of problems |
related to continental defense.