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© | e w-Aenastion of that year was spent traveline- with Mrs. Brown to Israel and Rome which do not appear . on any available map of the State of California. They have no treaties or declared political relations with California. He does not set forth the cost of such travel or who paid it. Neither, for that matter, does Governor Brown reconcile his sacrifice by absence from his family with the fact that Mrs. Brown was with him on this luxurious voluntary journey and on many forays within the State, all at his own initiative in his own interest. - “So there will be no misunderstanding,” the . Jetter says, “when I attain the age of 63, nine years - from now, I certainly will accept the pension. Before eet mewn sarparaneenee a earned running for Governor, I was offered a position at a greatey salary and a greater pension in private business.” He submits no evidence on either of these points. Notwithstandirig his certification as a lawyer, Mr. Brown assumes that the State of California was com-~ peting with an unidentified rival for the intelligence and morality of a man who could base his claim on this ground. Doesn’t Think He’s Overpaid California did not seek Mr. Brown for Governor - on any terms. And unlike most employers in private commerce, California did not-legally require as much as a letter from his pastor. I raise no doubt that he could have met this condition. But he did not have to. The public is much less exacting in such things than say a bonding company underwriting @ chain store cashier. . - “J live in a goldfish bowl and every move I make js criticized by someone who doesn’t know anything about the problems with which I have to contend,” the Governor continues. “With all of this, I like the job or I wouldn’t be here. But I don’t think I am over- paid and, actually, the pension js a part of the con> sideration that induced me to stay in public life. - “you are all wrong on this, both Warren and Knight are entitled to the pension. Any fair reap- praisal must necessarily lead you to the same con- clusion. If this does not give you a platform to de- nounce me, I am not entitled to the Governorship nor to the pension.” _ ; ; Governor Brown closed with a courteous invita- tion to his office in Sacramento for futher discussion. Se Copsright, 1960, King Festures Syndicate, Ins. Sa