This strongly worded condemnation of monarchial rule, said to be closely modelled on the proclamation used by the West military officers who had brought constitutionalism to Turkey in 1908, was unprecedented in Thai history, and reflected the bitter resentment towards royalty that had built up in certain sections of Thai society over the years According to a British report, distaste for royalist rule was so strong among some members of the People's Party that they wanted to abolish the monarchy immediately and establish a repunlic in its place