Show ANSWER SENT HERERRA Foreign Consuls Panama Reply to Rebel General Panama Feb SThe foreign Consuls here have agreed to send to the insurgent Insur-gent Gen Hcrerra the following answer to his note addressed to the American French British and German Consuls His Excellency Acting Governor Arlstides Arjona kindly delivered to certain persons of the consular bodY letters from you We understand they were Intended for all the consular l corps and therefore through the Governor we beg to reply that the proposal declaring declar-ing Panama Colon and the railroad line a neutral zone Is Ideal and something that we representing foreign interests would gladly hall as an accomplished fact However ns we see It at present and In view of existing laws wo recognize recog-nize the difficulty If not1 the Impossibility Impossibil-ity of Its accomplishment I could bo done only by agreement between the I contending parties to this unpleasant and unfortunate trouble We are extremely ex-tremely anxious to do nil In our power to lessen the mortality and useless waste of property yet It must be ever and positively understood that we have been tral and will continue to remain neu tralAs As regarding the advising of their respective Governments each Consul will exorcise his Individual Judgment In case the contending forces submit lo us or to any member of our body any matter and askn advices for Us determination i deter-mination wo shall be lend and wining I to act If the same Is within the scope of our duties but any and all initial measures must be taken by the two contending parties and first agreed upon up-on by them 1 Any other course would subject us to the charge of meddling In local affairs which Is not our province purpose or desire Foreigners nnd foreign property have a right to full and ample protection and this we shall under all circumstances insist upon The Governments having special treaty rights will we presume see that they arc not violated In tho hope that there will bo an early termination o the civil strife which has existed for over two years I beg to subscribe myself In behalf of the consular corps Very truly l A GUDGER Dean Consular Corps |