Perhaps the most striking thing about these leaflets was not that t were printed in three languages, or that they were widely distributed around the country, but that their content was actually reported in the press Another notable feature of the immediate post-revolutionary period was the strong public response to the popular nationalist democratic rhetoric articulated by the People's Party. Numerous individuals took the government at its word, and mounted demonstrations for change, while many others sent petitions to the new administration suggesting all manner of reform. For example, some petitioners urged the government to abolish royal ranks and conferred titles, while others put forward the idea that only Buddhists be accepted as National Assembly members. It was also proposed that Phraya Phahon, the head of the army, be made king,56 At the same time, the working class became very active, with rickshaw pullers, tramway men and women employed in dyeing factories either launching strikes or planing work stoppages.