Pre-convention conferences 57 The _rôle_ of the Western Federation of Miners 60 The January Conference 61 The Industrialist Manifesto 62 Attitude of the A. F. of L. 65 The Industrial Union Convention and the launching of the I. W. W. 67 Character of industries and unions represented 68 Numerical predominance of the Western Federation and the American Labor Union 71 Daniel DeLeon and the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance 75 Doctrinal elements represented in the convention: reformist, direct-actionist and doctrinaire 76 The dominant personalities 79 CHAPTER III THE I. W. W. _versus_ THE A. F. OF L. Attitude of the revolutionary industrialists toward the Federation. 83 Critique of craft unionism 84 "Union scabbery" and the aristocracy of labor 85 Emphasis on the unskilled and unorganized 87 The "pure and simple" union and the "labor lieutenant" 88 Repudiation of the policy of "boring from within" 89 Convention resolutions 91 The preamble and the clause on political action 92 The attitude of DeLeon and the S. L. P 93 The I. W. W. Constitution 96 Classification of industries 96 The structure of the organization 98 The local unions and other subordinate bodies 98 The General Executive Board and its powers 100 Other provisions 101 Influence of "DeLeonism" in the convention 103 The primary importance of the Western Federation of Miners 104 Samuel Gompers on the convention 106 Other comments 107 What the constitutional convention accomplished 108 Part II THE FIRST PHASE [The "original" I. W. W.] CHAPTER IV MAIDEN EFFORTS ON THE ECONOMIC FIELD The situation at the close of the first convention 113 Progress during the first year 114 Activities among A. F. of L. locals 115 Friction with Federation unions 116