 "Indeed, Wong did transform the "Standard", from a modest diocesan bulletin to a more widely circulated newspaper with a strong pro-democracy message.The newspaper's new direction, especially harsh criticism of the 1973 election, brought Wong into tense conflict with President Forbes Burnham, Guyana's dictator at the time.Burnham authorized unwarranted searches of independent media property, and forced the "Catholic Standard" and "The Mirror", another the only other opposition newspaper, to buy newsprint from Guyana National Newspapers at inflated prices.