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| Introduction | v |
| CHAPTER | | |
| I. | The Present Situation | 1 |
| The strike—"Victory" of the employers—Industrial democracy abroad, industrial serfdom at home—What the workers won—The outlook. | |
| II. | A Generation of Defeat | 8 |
| The urge for mastery—Democratic resistance—The Homestead strike—The strikes of 1901 and 1909—The Steel Trust victorious. | |
| III. | The Giant Labor Awakes | 16 |
| A bleak prospect—Hope springs eternal—A golden chance—Disastrous delay—The new plan—A lost opportunity— The campaign begins—Gary fights back. | |
| IV. | Flank Attacks | 28 |
| A sea of troubles—The policy of encirclement—Taking the outposts—Organizing methods—Financial systems —The question of morale—Johnstown. | |
| V. | Breaking into Pittsburgh | 50 |
| The flying squadron—Monessen—Donora—McKeesport —Rankin—Braddock—Clairton—Homestead— Duquesne—The results. | |
| VI. | Storm Clouds Gather | 68 |
| Relief demanded—The Amalgamated Association moves —A general movement—The conference committee— Gompers' letter unanswered—The strike vote—Gary defends steel autocracy—President Wilson acts in vain —The strike call. | |
| VII. | The Storm Breaks | 96 |
| The Steel Trust Army—Corrupt officialdom—Clairton—McKeesport—The strike—showing by districts—A treasonable act—Gary gets his answer. | |
| VIII. | Garyism Rampant | 110 |
| The White Terror—Constitutional Rights denied— Unbreakable solidarity—Father Kazincy—The Cossacks—Scientific barbarity—Prostituted courts—Servants rewarded. | |
| IX. | Efforts at Settlement | 140 |
| The National Industrial Conference—The Senate committee—The red book—The Margolis case—The Interchurch World Movement. | |
| X. | The Course of the Strike | 162 |
| Pittsburgh district—The railroad men—Corrupt newspapers—Chicago district—Federal troops at Gary —Youngstown district—The Amalgamated Association—Cleveland—The Rod and Wire Mill strike—The Bethlehem plants—Buffalo and Lackawanna—Wheeling and Steubenville—Pueblo—Johnstown—Mob rule—The end of the strike. | |
| XI. | National and Racial Elements | 194 |
| A modern Babel—Americans as skilled workers— Foreigners as unskilled workers—Language difficulties —The Negro in the strike—The race problem. | |
| XII. | The Commissariat—The Strike Cost | 213 |
| The Relief organization—Rations—System of distribution —Cost of Commissariat—Steel Strike Relief Fund—Cost of the strike to the workers, the employers, the public, the Labor movement. | |
| XIII. | Past Mistakes and Future Problems | 234 |
| Labor's lack of confidence—Inadequate efforts—Need of alliance with miners and railroaders—Radical leadership as a strike issue—Railroad shopmen, Boston police, miners, railroad brotherhood strikes—Defection of Amalgamated Association. | |
| XIV. | In Conclusion | 255 |
| The point of view—Are trade unions revolutionary?—Camouflage in social wars—Ruinous dual unionism—Radicals should strengthen trade unions—The English renaissance—Tom Mann's work. | |
