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Part V Humanitarian Efforts Henry Ford was a humanitarian of note, both in principle and in practice. He grew up a common person and remained at heart a common person throughout his life. His slogan was “Help the other fellow,” and in practice he did just that. By helping, he meant giving the down-and-out an opportunity — giving them work to support themselves, not just a handout. The Henry Ford Trade School prepared thousands of disadvantaged boys for responsible positions as tool and die makers. He advised the adventuresome to go into business for themselves and proceeded to help many of them get started. Very little of this aspect of Ford’s personality has been appreciated by the public at large. Public opinion has been distorted by tales of men being worked to death in the Highland Park factories . But workers were free to leave, and some did. The majority stayed, however, to work at “Ford’s” and were proud to wear a Ford badge. It is true that at the Rouge plant, as Henry Ford aged, his subordinates began to seize power in the factories, causing working conditions to become extremely difficult for employees . The United Auto Workers were then needed to improve the situation. ...

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