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Show LOiOl OOGX STRIKE IS GROWING SERIOUS IONDON, May 27. The dock strike, which haa been conducted peaceably up to tho present, assumed a disquieting aspect tonight by reason of the issuance of a manifesto In behalf of tho strikers Protesting against tho use. of police and soldiers In tho employora' interests and warning tho government that such repressive re-pressive action will provoke extreme measures by the strikers. This manifesto was due to the fact that throughout the day hundreds of torrs of meat were unloaded un-loaded by the voluntocr workers under police protection. It Is reported that the strike committee commit-tee in secret session decided that If the government resorted to the employment of troops the strikers would retaliate by stopping the Iloyal Mall service, which ran uninterruptedly through the strike or 1911. Tho probability of tho strike becomlrrg goneral 5b Increased by the belief that the carment'a strike will be a partial failure and because of the continual diversion of TOndon vessels to other ports. Instructions Instruc-tions were, sent by the Transport Work- ers Federation tonight to Liverpool. If 1 Manchester, Glasgow. Southampton and It, fi other ports ordering the men to refuse Ur to handle the cargoes of such vessels. J U |