The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-28
PLUMBERS UNION
SPEEDS CATALAN

Tom Catalan, the plumber, eX-PreSi-
Council, and well-known labor leader,
was given a smoker and high jinks"
last night at Trades Council hall on
Alakea street by his fellow plumbers
and friends. Among those present out
side the ranks of labor were President
L. z. Pinkham of the Board of Health;
w. r. harrington editor of the Bull
letin, and 2. w Quinn, the plumber and
member of the Hawaiian House of Rep
reSentatiVeS. The occasion for this feS-
tivity was the fact that Mr. Catalan
leaves today by the Sonoma for the
Crockett Refinery, where he has been
offered a permanent position by the
Hawaiian interests now in control
there.
After an informal hour or so of cards,
beer and cigars, one of the members
called the boys to order and requested
Mr.. Pinkham to speak. Mr.. Pinkl1an1
said he regretted seeing Mr.. Catalan
go for he had found him a broad-mind-
ed man, a man who could look at
things from all sides. Il have had in
innate ASSOCIATE tons with him. said he,
''in the preparation of various work at
different tllneS, ana nave always
found him a man of good Judgment
conservative and very logical. Take a
small population like ours and we al
ways regret to lose a leading and force
ful mind, for forceful minds working
for the right add to the strength of the
community
Mr.. Catalan responded to calls and
in a few words in a jocular strain
thanked his friends for their attend
ance. w. r. Harrington then respond
ed with a few remarks on the benefits
and dangers of labor unions and
thought the day might come in Hawaii
when there would be japanese labor
unions in the labor council, saying, at
suppose If they were working for the
benefit of the trade I'M general they
would not be refused admittance"
Representative Quinn was the next
speaker, Plumber O'Brien yielding him
the floor in preference to speaking him
self. he made quite speech review
ing the trials of the labor organfza-
lions here the fact that in 1900 there
We're So journeymen plumbers in the
laoor DAY parade, whereas now there
are but seven, and Catalan leaving
will reduce the number to six. give
years ago. said he, Honolulu looked
to be a most promising town but at
the present time, although there ys CON-
siderable building going on it is being
done by Asiatics. The labor organiza
tons have had a hard time to keen
up. He referred to DIR. Kincaid's re-
marks at Mohonk and said he had read
the article through and fully endorsed
every word he had said. He urged all
union men to pull together.
Matt Heffern, President of the Tabor
Council, was then called on and smoke
of Mr. Cahalan's work for labor and
labor organizations in Hawaii. PIE
has been valuable member of tho or
EaoiHat'on,' said the president. "ard
We are very sorry TO lose brother CaIa-
lam lie has been a worker always for
the interests of unfonisn i'm this town
and this Territory" He claimed thar
Jhe unions now contain all the infelli-
gent WorlIwen. that the railroads and
other corporations employing large
forces OF men fhaVe given i'm to union
labor Citizen labor" said he ain
this Territory does not mean union
labor. bur I would advise the planters
and all others to employ union labor
1t is the most intelligent and the most
reliable It takes broad-minded CON
sideration to make these people look at
this thing
Following the speeches. salad and
sandwiches were served and an in
formal program of recitations. etc. was
given, which kept up until a late hour