The Webb–Pomerene Act was a law which came into effect on April 10, 1918 that exempted certain exporters' associations from certain antitrust regulations.[ 1] [ 2] Edwin Y. Webb (D) of North Carolina and Sen. Atlee Pomerene (D) of Ohio, the act granted immunity from antitrust regulation to companies that combined to operate the export trade that was essential to the war effort. The law was intended to promote American export trade.[ 1]
The act was important because it granted exemptions from the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. Many large conglomerates that had previously been subject to Federal antitrust investigations were now free to continue "business as usual" because they "aided" the war effort. Webb-Pomerene exemptions lasted well into the 1920s as the Federal Trade Commission granted stays of investigation for those companies that initially qualified for exemption under the 1918 act.
References
Further reading McDermid, John (1980). "The Antitrust Commission and the Webb-Pomerene Act: A Critical Assessment" . Washington and Lee Law Review . 37 (1).
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