At the time of the overthrow of the monarchy, Wichit was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, teaching history part-time at Chulalongkorn University, producing articles for Duang prathip, and working as the editor In generally enthusiastic, initial response to the change in government was but measured. He told his readers that the king's loss of power to the People's Party marked a watershed in the country's history, and predicted that 24 would become Siam's national day