Show COALITION OF powers UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND AGAINST PARTITION OF CHINA new york july 21 A dispatch to the journal and advertiser from london says active diplomatic negotiations are passing between the powers regarding a coalition against china english and united states officers are arranging a close accord on the question of partition these two governments probably will declare openly against it in a few days numerous dispatches are passing between hay and salisbury with the idea of the two countries forming identical policies incidentally a curious sidelight Is cast on english diplomacy in this matter cainas chinas attack on siberia it is claimed in british diplomatic circles was caused by the sudden change la the altitude of rua sla which Is now making overtures to the powers of a most cordial and conciliatory cili atory nature it was russia these diplomats say which blocked the scheme of having the japanese take the lead in fhe march on peking with a full force as proposed by england while most ot the other european powers approved it russia refused her consent to the plan it Is asserted and it had to be abandoned now russia Is scared and expresses her entire willingness to join in any concert and play her part fairly and squarely formal communications have been made to tho various governments ol 01 athla tenor and it Is hoped in official circles that the announcement of complete accord will be made in a few days each power agreeing to drop all designs against each other and work honestly together to settle the china affair As a matter of tact however these statements are not borne out by the facts when the proposition was made to allow japan owing to her proximity to the scene of trouble to land more than her quota of troops in china and take the lead in the advance on peking all the powers agreed to it then russia was most heartily in approval of the scheme then england between whom and japan there existed a secret treaty alliance proposed to the powers that japan be given mandatory power to settle the china difficulty to this russia did object and objected most strenuously england aben appealed to germany to use her to secure consent to japanese supremacy in the operations and settlement ot ane outbreak germany replied in diplomatic language but with a strong accent that she would do nothing of the kind japan not being given mandatory power has held back and some even aint that england la holding her back NOW thai abo united stales Is with england russia may be forced in the interest of humanity to waive her objection to japanese authority and save the ministers the women and children and their brave defenders from the fury of the chinese mobs |