Three-way press deal will leave

Wilson's aid victory UMOURS are now circulating in Glasgow offices that a three-way deal is to be concluded which will share out the financial benefits from the recent take-over of Outram's Press by Fraser.

The latter has now been rewarded by his Tory leaders with a barony ... he successfully outbid Lord Thomson for Outrams Press and thus secured control of the 'Glasgow Herald' and the 'Glasgow Evening Times'.

The rumour has it that the 'Glasgow Herald' and the 'Scotsman' could merge. In exchange for this, shares in Scottish Television would cha inge hands. The Beaverbrook P Tess gain by a merger of the two Glasgow evening papers, the 'Evening Times' and the 'Evening Citizen', owned by Outrams.

The moves would undoubtedly mean unemployment and hardship for printing and newspaper workers, especially apprentices and other young workers.

A lot of nonsense is talked in Scotland about the 'national many jobless BOB SHAW interest, meaning that both workers and employers must stand together to fight for prosperity. This line is plugged by Labour politicians and the Communist Party as well as Scottish Nationalists.

STEADY FLOW

Adcording to the review of Mr. Macdonald, Chairman of the National Commercial Bank of Scotland, published last week, there is a steady flow of investment into Scotland, the rate of which is increasing. The pace, he says, is faster than at any time since the war.

On the other hand the banker Mr. Macdonald points to the continuing high rate of unemployment in Scotland which creeps upwards towards the 80,000 mark as Christmas approaches. He is, he says, opposed to palliatives and opts for a more 'positive' approach.

The pattern is that of a greater financial interest in industrial production in Scotland with some lush profits to be made. Colvilles, for instance, doubled their profits over the last year millions.

At the same time mergers and reorganisations threaten jobs even more than before and wages remain low. In contrast with the fortunes of Colvilles, that of the steel workers is a different story ... they have had no increase in wages since 1960.

The ground is being pre pared for a massive attack on wages as well as attacking all kinds of social benefits through rising prices. All talk of national, or regional, interests of all sections of the 'community' is a trap which workers should beware of.

The workers at Pressed Steel, Linwood, have paid heavily through being drawn into a scheme which presented the interests of the firm as being identical with that of the workers. As a result wages have been held back whilst a recovery is being made in profits.

Whatever the financial skirmishing of the press lords, the industrialists and landlords, they will all unite to condemn and fight against the Scottish worker. against the Scottish worker.