The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Editor Who Told Of $4,000
Offer to Sway Sentiment on
Marine Subject to Threats
RESIGNATION IS ASKED
lnsinuations Of Dishonesty
and Former Criminal Record
:. Denied by Loyal Friends

ne had Deen- approached with an
offer Of $4,000 worth of adver-
Using conditionally upon his carry
ing articles In his magazine calcu-
lated to show "The other side Of
the ship subsidy question" 81,
Last Monday Mr.. Chaser received
the following letter: -,
The Masonic Review. 8 Reade
street, New York City.
Gentlemen: .,....... -.
Please remove our name from
your mailing lists.
Yours rory truly.
George w. Gale, s...
Secretary. .. ..
The Masonic Club. ,'..
Hotel Imperial. Thirty-second
street and Broadway. New York
City. E.
ASKED FOR RESIGNATION.
On the heels Of this came another
letter which read as follows:
Masonic Club,
Hotel Imperial, Thirty-second
street and Broadway, New York
December 2, 1922. 80 ,.. 80
Mr.. Matthew Q. Giaser,
90 Morningside Drive.
New York City,
Dear Sir: -p<la' .'F
In view of the unethical and
unmasonic use you have made Of
the privileges Of the club I have
been INSTRUCTED by the Board Of
Governors to ask for your immed-
late resignation as member Of
the Masonic Club.
Respectfully yours,
George w. Gale,
On Thursday evening q special
delivery letter was sent by register
ed mail to Mr.. Glaser at his resi-
dence, 90 Morningdale drive, New
York city. Mr.. Glaser was out OF
the city. Mrs. Chaser signed for
An hour or 90 after It had been
received Mrs. Glaser was called by
an anonymous person by telephone.
She was asked II she had read the
letter addressed to her husband. She
said she had not. She was asked II
she did not know that It contained
charges preferred against her hus-
band az q member Of the Masonic
Club. Mrs. Chaser said she did
not. It was then suggested that
she had better read II and learn
what her husband had coming to
him for daring to, attack England.
Mrs.. Glaser tainted during the
course of the conversation.
SOME OF THE CHARGES.
The charges contained In the let
ter read In part as follows:
ITO Brother Matthew O., Chaser:
please take notice that charges
have been preferred against you.
q copy Of which u hereto an
I naval ard that tha tc.,.5 -
governors Of the Masonic Club
win hear the same at d special
meeting OF the board to be held In
the Masonic Club, Hotel I'm
perial. City Of New York. on the
18th day OF December, 1922. at
2 p. m. or as soon thereafter
a. the parties can be heard.
"The said Matthew @. Glaser n
hereby charged with misconduct
aTirst. that the respondent u
q Master Mason and q member
Of the Masonic Club.
Second. that prior to and at
the time Of publication OF the
article hereinafter referred to, the
New York American. q daily
newspaper, published In the city
ef New York. together with Q
group Of certain other news
papers. commonly known ~ the
Hearst papers, were actively en-
gnged in Q campaign. having for
its object the broadcasting OF
certain propaganda tending to
create hostile feeling on the part
OF the citixens Of the United
States OF America against the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and ireland, q country at peace
with the United States OF Amer
lea. .;s-s
REFERS no AFFIDAVIT.
Third. that the respondent.
Matthew Q. CHASER, on or about
the 25th day OF November, 1922.
IN furtherance OF said propaganda,
contrary to his obligations az q
Master Mason and a. . member
Of the Masonic Club. made q
certain AFFIDAVIT and caused the
same to be published In the New
York American. q copy Of which
IL hereto annexed" 1.
Continuing, the, charges state
that Mr.. Chaser got the club into
Ill repute, that various members
threatened violence against certain
IiSfnUChSt Nn8@ - yC8A o8V AD
failed to make proper accounting
for the receipts Of . Masonic pro.
gram.
This notice also 10 sent out by
Secretary Gale.
As soon as the first Of The wash
ington Times -Herald's articles was
printed, tending to show that Presi-
dent Harding knew whereof he spoke
when the President stated that the
foreign maritime powers OF the world
were IN full accord In their oppoei-
don to the creation OF an American
merchant marine by ship subsidy.
Mr.. Chaser was assailed by certain
persons Of foreign birth, who are
members OF the Masonic Club. So
vehement were they IN their In
sistence that Mr. GIaser be forced
10 resign that certain members OF
the club referred 70 them as the
three ambassadors. The charges
were signed By Frenchman. VII
liam n. Phlippcau.
MIR. Gale was born in London.