ed ▁if ▁not ▁none x istent . ▁The ▁dem ocr atic ▁Feder acion ▁soon ▁became , ▁under ▁Ben aro ya ' s ▁leadership , ▁the ▁strong est ▁social ist ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁It ▁created ▁comb ative ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁attract ed ▁important ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁solid ▁base ▁of ▁support ▁among ▁Mac ed onian ▁workers ▁while ▁cultiv ating ▁strong ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁Second ▁International . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Ben aro ya ▁edited ▁its ▁influ ential ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁Sol id ar idad ▁O v rad era , ▁printed ▁in ▁Lad ino . ▁ ▁Un like ▁other ▁parties ▁which ▁were ▁organ ised ▁on ▁eth nic ▁lines , ▁as ▁a ▁cross - community ▁group ▁the ▁Feder acion ▁was ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁authorities . ▁A ▁prominent ▁Bulgar ian ▁member , ▁Dim itar ▁V lah ov , ▁was ▁a ▁social ist ▁MP ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Ott oman ▁parliament ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . M ary ▁C . ▁Ne ub urger , ▁B alk an ▁Sm oke : ▁Tob acco ▁and ▁the ▁M aking ▁of ▁Modern ▁Bulg aria , ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁, ▁p . ▁ 6 7 . ▁Indeed , ▁its ▁leaders ▁initially ▁supported ▁the ▁Young ▁Tur ks , ▁and ▁Ben aro ya ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁" Ar my ▁of ▁Fre edom " ▁march ▁on ▁Ist an bul ▁to ▁help ▁put ▁down ▁the ▁C ounter c oup ▁of ▁ 1