Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-10
Representative Of No Ma.
tion or Faction Asked
to Show Credentials.
FEAR TO STIR UP
ROW IF TECHNICAL
Crsdsntiais Commission Has Not Vet
Met to orsanixs-stirrins Develop.
,nsnts May Follow II Uoard Gets
essthsr-Lsadsrs Do Not Desire to
Have lssus Raised in Connection
With Right of Some to Attend.
(By the Associated Press.l

Paris, Feb. 10.--If the peace con-
ference commission on credentials ever
begins to function some stirring de-
velopments are expected to follow.
The commission has not met thus
far, even to organize, tho conference
having gotten along entirely without
the right Of any OF ths delegates to
their seats being challenged, which
probably 10 without precedent in the
history Of sucn international gather
ings, 1t being recalled that the famous
Westphalian congress Of 1S47 spent the
greater portion Of the year In veri-
Tying credentials Of Its members.
The usual course Of these assemb-
lagos IL for the delegates to exchange
the credentials as they gather, anyone
Of them being privileged to make OBJ
jections to, the credentials OF another.
Il was stated, however, that the COM
mittee on credentials Of the present
conference would conduct any investi-
CATION found necessary OF the insult
fciency Of the papers brought by
each delegate. and that 1t would await
the arrival OF all the delegates before
undertaking the work.
Come Single File.
The delegates have been coming
along in single file ever since the OPP
ening Of the conference. and it has
not been thought proper to begin the
examination Of the documents. RumOrs
nave been current recently that there
Was another reason for the delay
the apprehension on the part OF the
disectinE forces Of the conference that
objections would be Immediately
lodged against the presence of some
persons who have already occupied
seats in the conference and VINO, II IS
declared. are not proper representa-
tives OF their governments or are ac-
credited by organizations that nave no
existence as governments.
Leading members of the conference
expressed confidence that these per-
sons have proper status In the body.
have sanctioned their presence and
have even admitted some Of them to
membership in the special commits
sions and 1t Is understood that the
conference leaders do not desire TO
have an issue raised now in this con-
nection that might result In bad feel
ing and interfere with the smooth pro-
gress Of the peace making work.
Lesser Commissions Working.
Such headway has been made by
some Of tho lesser commissions Of the
peace conference with the plans before
them that 1t II expected these COM
missions will be ready to report a
number Of important projects to the
conference for Its action almost i'm
mediately after the report Of the COM
mission on the society Of nations Is
disposed OF.
The conference itself. while it ap-
pears likely to drop into more leis-
urely pace after the departure Of Pres
ident Wilson and Premier Orlando OF
Italy, and in the absence Of Premier
Lloyd George Of Great Britain who
has already left Paris. plans to under
take the discussion Of some Of these
topics.
\ Interesting debates are expected to
follow. occupying the time OF the con-
ference profitably during what it
seems to be thought here will be the
rather brief absence Of those leaders.