Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-19 | Page 7 | Trade after the War Will be Considered

TRADE ArTER AFFER THE WAR I II I Will BE CONSIDERED CONSIDERED w WASHINGTON May In IS Few Fet Few departments depart depart- ments menta In hi Washington have given n much attention to trade conditions likely after I the war Federal trade commission is I a study of or tho the new Webb law I which permits combination for export I trade but no rules or regulations have I t been adopted It ix is probable ble such I rules Iules and nd regulations will be Ic formulated i i within the next month Most foreign nu nations lions have h formed large rge I financing corpora corporations t to handle hundle foreign commerce at close of oC the tho but war var no such steps atc havo yet t boon taNH tal taken cn b by the time United States Chief Interest of th lie federal fed fell eral trade commission Is IH still centered in iii alleged violations of or the Sherman law or orthe orthe the tue Clayton CIlton law restraints of trade etc Itc rather than plans plan for development of or foreign for el eign n trade at nt close of the warThe war The SUS suggestion I Is being advanced that there should be a cabinet office with a secretary of or forel foreign n trade trollie Some Somo large largo corporations ar are studying conditions apt to arise niter olter the war var but hUl this country countr so far has haM been heen singularly Behind other be belligerent nations In peace preparations lr p