Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Enamel Strikers Affidavits
Make Most Serious Charges

fhat girls were not even permitted
the privacy Of retiring rooms in the
Imperial Enamel plant at Bellaire, but
were followed and accosted even there
by bosses, is the charge made by the
girls and supported by affidavits made
before Justice Mason.
It is almost unbelievable and when
the girls have told. of this the public
has been unwilling to accept it rall as
an accurate presentation. So the giFls
while they naturally dreaded the pub
licity, have made the affidavits in order
The Affidavits.
Here are two of the affidavits:
State of Ohio, Belmont County, SIS:
Before me, Frank S. Mason, a JUS
tice of the Peace in and for Belmont
County, Ohio, personally came Villa
Foster, who being by me first duly
sworn according to law deposes and
says, that she was, prior to the labor
difficulties now existing at the works
of the Enterprise Enamel Company, in
the City of Bellaire, an employee in
said plant; that one William Carter
was, during the time affiant was en-
ployed in said plant, the foreman of
is dressing room, commonly desig
mated as cloak room, in said plant
and toilet room adjacent thereto,
both of which are for the use of the
female employees therein; that said
William Carter did on numerous occa
sions while affiant was employed in
said plant enter said dressing roomI
when the said dressing room was be-
being ued by said female employees,
for the purpose of changing their
wearing apparel, and did on numerous
occasions, during said time enter said
toilet room when the same was being
used by the female employees of said
to prove to the public the actual con
ditions of slavery that existed at the
plant before they formed the union for
their own protection.
The girls say that no place in the
building was sacred to them. The com
monest rules of decency would have
kept men from the /women's toilet
rooms, but they state, under oath,
that they were followed even there.
plant, the said William Carter then
and there well knowing that the said
dressing room and toilet room were
being used by said female employees,
for the purposes aforesaid
Further depondnt says not.
VILLA FOSTER. =.
Sworn to- before me by the said
Villa Foster, and by her subscribed
in my presence this - day of June,
! A. d., 1918.
!. FRANK S. MASON.
Justice of the Peace.
State OF Ohio, Belmont County, S.:
Before me, Frank s. Mason, a Jus
| tice of the Peace in and for Belmont
County, Ohio, personally came Mary
Taught, Viola Harris, Florence Jewell,
Vera FRANKIE, Anna Burke, Cora Viii
lison and Lena Truax, who being by
me: first duly sworn according to law
depose and say, that they were, prior
to the labor difficulties now existing
at the works of the Enterprise Enamel
Company, in the City of Bel1aire, en-
lployees of said Company; that one
Adelbert Hart was, during the time
atlantis were employed in said plant,
the foreman of the dipping department
therein; that there is a dressing room,
commonly designated as a cloak room,
in said plant, and a toilet room adj
ljacent thereto, both of which, are for
the use of the female employees there
| in; that said AdeIbert Hart, did on
numerous occasions, while atlantis
were employed in said plant enter
said dressing room when the said
ldfessfng room. was being used by said
female employees; for the purpose 81
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