The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
BURKE DEFENDS
HIS VIEWS ON
LIFE and Love
Doctor More Concerned About
Theories Than Charge of
Dynamiting
Another Batch of Doctrine Is
Presented in Defense of
Alleged Crime
By HARRY DAvIDS
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

SANTA ROSA. Dec. lo.-nn a care
fully worded though somewhat vague
epitome. the attorneys defendf44g DR..
Willard P. Burke gave out asstatement
as being the true teachings of the
physician as against the theories on
love produced by the prosecution yes
terday. the theory being that the article
as read in court was only small part
OF the scientists beliefs. and that a
full understanding therof could only be
had by a thorough reading Of his pub
lished works.
The accused doctor seems 10 be more
concerned about his theories than he
81 abouf the charges placed against
? him IN a criminal court. From his at
ttude he would rather be proved guilty
from a material standpoint than be
proved wanting on theoretical
ground. Whether or not he dvnamfted
the tent OF Lu Eta Smith seems 20 be
= minor point beside the scceptance
riEhtful Interpretation or rejection OF
HIS evolutionistic beliefs. Before con-
demning him as a defendant he would
rather be judged as a physician. His
science seems 10 be greater TO him than
the question OF his innocence or guilt.
The dominant ego OF the academicfan
prevails above all things. and in a
food Of words. 10 some extent mean
ingless, he endesvors 10 show that
when he tried to prove wrong right he
only attempted to prove right wrong.
ALL QUEER AND STRANGE
II IS ali queer and very strange this
conoluon that existed at his sanf-
tsrium- Other women besides Lu Eta
smith are said TO have believed and in
oorsed the unconventional tbeories &c
svowed I'm the love thesis of he nh1,~
sicisn- Rumors and counter minors Sof
me beliefs and tactics Of tha school
which was supposed TO exist ar the in
sutution are the basis Of one half OF
ice conversation OF the community.
II Is our understanding" said At
torneys Leppo and Cowan FOR the de-
Tense, that Lu Eta Smith co,,i5 80
nave been Influenced by the alleged
reaching OF Doctor Burke. becsuse She
held theories even more radical in re
gard 10 the sex question than he did.
Hls views must not be judged by a
single thesis"
The following is an epitome Of Doctor
Burke's beliefs as understood bv one
or his foremost pupils:
The whole creation. from staruist
70 man, is a manifested or executed
thouEht OF life. God. Everything has
its place In the economy Of the whole.
ana al every instant OF time aIllthings
are az their logical, hence rigid level
according TO the laws Of growth tevolu-
uonary process, and the balandng Of
cause and effect, which stands rs the
eQuilibrating force in all developrnent
or action.
Z POWER OF SPIRIT
Life. God. is spirit. finer i1 sub
stance than physical vision or uercep-
tion can see or feel: but the pover Of
spirit Is according to the agent or
vehicle used in its distribution.
All the way Up the line OF CREATION
since the first nebulOus segregation.
life has been giving progressively
fuller and fuller expression ~ ftseif
until in man we find the highest form
through which physical manifestation
can be made
In man we find the perfected mech
snism. most marvellous, mysierious,
live machine, through the various or
gans and functions Of which va may
come uncOnsciously in close touch with
The divine thought.
"One can not exist without food and
drink. yet the means TO satisfy these
absolute needs can be so abused as TO
destroy life instead OF sustaining IL,
and II the conditions for it's expression
are not IN line with the highest
good, II brings deepest misery IN its
To recognize the divine thought in
sll the workings Of nature is the. true
spirit of worship. Il is this recogni-
uon which stays the hand OF the sur
geon here, making him look deeply for
possible solution OF physical difhcul-
ties which viii leave inviolates the
sscredness OF the human physical
temple"
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SMILES
The district attorney Of sonoma
-. r.
him the law IS the law. and he ewhO
violates the law is guilty of an Of
Tense, that and nothing else.
The Developments of the case are
producing q commo ntheory as to the
standard Of morals OF Doctor BUrke's
ssnstorium. The straightforward coun-
Try folk contenting themselves with
primal beliefs and primal ideals OF
night and wrong, DO not seem 10 pay
much attention to the theories of Doc
tor Burke They brush aside all eca-
demician discussions an dask whether
or not he dynamited the ent OF Lu
Etta Smith
The conditions Of the sanatorium," {"
said District Attorney Lea, ARE but
The natural conditions which FOLLOWED
the explosion. This is no time 10 say
what was believed there or what was
procticed there. Public rumor and pub
iic opinion seems to be definitely set
tied on this point. II has been my ien-
deavor throughout this trial to Keep
away from eXtraneous matters which
might prove detrimental 10 the defend
ant. All I want is to try him on the
charge Of dynamiting the tent of Lu
Eta Smith. What has been brought
out as evidence goes TO strengthen the
charge"
Totally different are the views Of the
attorneys for the defense. In the face
Of the evidence produced by the prose-
cutiOn they say that Doctor Burke is
apt TO be misjudged by public opinion
and offer statement to mitigate. OF
explain his views
The case Will proceed to trial next
week The prosecution has a number
Of witnesses Teh greater number vii
testify 10 the actual dynamiting, but
many VIII speak OF the conditions OF
affairs AZ the ssnatorium and TO the
beliefs held by Doctor Burke and Lu
Eta Smith.