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Gilbs Oh« to that you wouldn't deseribe yourself as an 

 Isolationist* 



^ogglnsJ Ho, If I aid anything, I«d rather give them the 



Btooey the war cost, A nationally intelligent group 

 could liave avoided the war if we'd been willing to 

 make the sacrifice instead of dux^ing it onto our 

 soldiers* I believe a socialised world eould have 

 wade Jobs for the underprivileged people instead 

 of war* 



GilbJ So you weren't a natural supporter of the Republican 

 isolationist sentixnent* 



Cogginas I'd prefer to see our money spent anywhere in the 

 world that needed it than used for war* 



Socialism since 1930 



Glib J Well nowt you ran for Congress; you had already mm 



for noyor of Berkeley. And you supported LaPollette. 



In the twenties* What did you do next in the 



Soeltllst group? 

 Coggins: Well, I dcn't recall too much* The Party sort of 



died out* We tried to keep meetings going* Then 



i^en this war catne, we had no power* 

 Gilbj The Second World War, 

 Coggins: Because of the strong Jewish war sentiiasnt in the 



Party* Of course , their people were being killed* 



