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Show Washington Police Break up Picketing WASHINGTON, April 2. Efforts of the state department today to have Ihe Washington police authorities break up the picketing of the British embassy by women favorable to nn Irish re- public, failed. The police said that In the light of the decision of the federal courts in the case of the suffragists who picketed the White House two years ago, they were powerless to act ui.less there was disorder. A dozen women marched up and down the sidewalk in front of the embassy em-bassy this morning, displaying banners ban-ners criticizing the British govern- mediately conferred with the District of Columbia commissioners and police authorities. It was said that the British embassy! bad made no complaint. The wmen undertook a demonstration demonstra-tion at the capltol yesterday, but wore turned away by the capitol police. Before Be-fore this they staged a demonstration opposite the White House. i |