Chilean cabinet approved budget for naval shipbuilding according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 23 October 1909

Almirante Latorre

An item reported that the Chilean cabinet decided to approve a budget of around 50.000.000 Dutch guilders for the building of one 20.000 tons battleship (1), two large destroyers and some submarines. It seemed to be that president Montt was against those war expenses because the fact that Chile already had such a large shortcoming.(2)

Notes

1. On 6 July 1910 approved the National Congress the building of 2-28.449 ton dreadnoughts to be named Almirante Latorre and Almirantce Cochrane. The Almirante Latorre was laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, United Kingdom on 27 November 1911, completed as the British HMS Canada, became in April 1920 Chilean property retaining her original name and broken up in 1959. 

2. Pedro Elias Pablo Montt Montt (29 June 1849 Santiago, Chile-16 August 1910 Bremen, Germany) president of Chile between 18 September 1906 and 16 August 1910. Not known for solving existing social and labour problems in his country.