Having discussed the compromise over the constitution, and noted the continued role of numerous officials from the absolute monarchy in the new administration, we can now move on to look more closely at the development of political tensions between members of the old regime and the People's Party. As a result of the announcement attacking the absolute monarchy and the taking of princes as hostages, bitter resentment agains: the People's Party had permeated the royalist class from the very firs: day of the revolution." This was exacerbated by stories in the Thai-language press attacking different members of the royal family, publishing details of their reported wealth, and suggesting that this would be appropriated by the state and redistributed to the people. Although such measures were immediately disavowed by Phraya Manopakon, press attacks on the royalty continued, and suspicion developed that elements with in the new administration wished to impose some form of Soviet-style communism on Siam