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Show EO DNSTRIKE Labor Leaders Differ From Officials as to the Number Num-ber Out. I.OXrjO.V. A'ltf. 1. The police strike in l.oiuli.n :iiid the KiiBlish provinces, called Hurl.l.-nly yt-fit t-rdiiy in protest against p.-inllni? l.gi.-il.itu.n affocMng police or-KimiieaU..ii, or-KimiieaU..ii, went into effect today. Wliilu labor oin-lf.l claimed that 65.000 r.oh.cinrn iind prison officials had left then- duii.;:i, It w;is asserted by Edward Shorn, the honvj secretary, in the house of conim.jiiH th.it the strike was a failure. fail-ure. l,oth in London and in the provinces. ). ..-iT.-iary oii'ded that about 300 policemen out of 17D0 in Liverpool had .-.u-irk. Tolioemwi who are unable to give proper cvplanaii ,n of their abaence from duly,'' the ticererary continued, will immediately to he policemen.. Re-KardhiK Re-KardhiK LI verp ol. I told the chief con-stalil.- tltat I would fully support any sii-li lie cotiHklered necessary." In contrast iciih the home secretary 3 siatetnciir. It was announced at a meeting meet-ing of .sli-lket-H that the city police wou d duit in a body and strike leaders said that tonlrht tied ) would nut be a policeman police-man on duty in London. The I'ailv ller.iid, a labor ornan. says that soiiiet'hliu,' like t'.ri.OMO policemen and pr'soii officials IhtoUKhnut the country have koiio on stiik.;. The newspaper de-elares de-elares that the London men struck with dramatic suddenness and startling unanimity. una-nimity. Implying that the whole force re-M.mideil re-M.mideil to the. call. This is contrary to all other newspaper reports, which say that the call was generally Ignored. U a mectini; of tile striking policemen tills moi-iilnp. i.'h.ilrman Marston of the union read the lollowlng telegram from the Liverpool branch: . 'Liverpool out solid: stripped docks at midnight, fire brigade as well." (ieneral Secretary Hayes of the policemen's police-men's union In a statement fcald: "The situation generally is highly sat- ' " Tnion1 officials claim the undivided support sup-port of organized labor. Sir Nevll Maciteadv, chief of the Metropolitan Met-ropolitan police, this morning heard the strikers proposed marching to 10 Downing Down-ing street, official residence of Premier , Llovd George. "To take such a step while the house Is slttli,. is atv. unlawful act," Sir Nevll said. ' can ;ell them they will never reach liowiiing street." Strike leaders, however, said the men had no intention of marching to the premier's mansion. |