be trusted. At the end of July, however, Wichit sounded a more critical note n a book entitled Kan muang kan pok khrong khong krung sayam (Siamese Politics and Administration] so In this wide-ranging work, which included a historical overview of the Thai administration together with a discussion of contemporary political changes and the prospects for the country's future, he berated the People's Party for failing to prevent criticism of the royal class by members of the public, and his earlier that the government adopt moderate, conciliatory in order to ensure national unity and progress In early August, Wichit began to express concerns about the future direction of the Siamese economy. He was a keen advocate of a free- market approach to economic matters and stressed his commitment to this ideal in an editorial entitled "The Citizenry Must Advance: The Economy nd Independence" He told his readers: