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redicaled. The birth of free press aggravated matters still more. The position of the King has become one of great difficulty. The movements of opinion in this country give a sure sign that the days of Autocratic Ruler ship are numbered. The position of the King must be made more secure it if this Dynasty is going to last. Some sort of guarantee must be found against an unwise King.

What form then should the Government of Siam take?

3rd Question

Must this country have a Parliamentary system one day, and is really the Anglo-Saxon type of Parliamentary Government suitable to an Eastern people?

4th Question

Is this country ready to have some sort of representative GovernmentM?

I personally have my doubt as to the 3rd question. As to the 4th question, my personal opinion is an emphatic No.

What then should be done in the meanwhile? My first attempts to find some sort of guarantee for the person of the King is the creation of the Supreme Council.