Since the signing of the Berlin Agreement, according to the provisions of the treaty, half of the mineral resources produced in the Lorraine region, whether coal or iron ore, will be obtained by France, which is valid for 10 years. On the surface, Germany has taken a big step forward in this regard, but in practice, the situation has changed qualitatively, and the share of all the mineral resources exploited by the German Confederation in this area has not been shared with France at all, but all the mining equipment and personnel have been transferred to the Ruhr industrial park, Dresden and Bremen, which means that the mineral mining rights in the Lorraine area have nothing to do with France.

Germany's practice of going its own way and having me without him soon provoked the French completely, and the streets and alleys of Paris, Champagne, Aden, Normandy, and other cities, which had been quiet for more than a year, suddenly boiled again. Fearing that there would be no chaos in the world, some radicals lobbied and agitated everywhere, and even deliberately provoked sharp contradictions between the two countries. The French, who had been on fire because of the question of the ownership of Lorraine and Saarland, were ignited with a "swish" of anger.

Political parties with ulterior motives have seized the opportunity to accuse the government of weakness and incompetence from various angles, and have issued proclamations demanding that the state come up with a practical response plan. Within a few days, such demonstrations quickly spread across the south, and all walks of life responded one after another, and even some people in a small number of marchers even shouted slogans such as the immediate resignation of the current government. Enthusiastic demonstrators stormed government offices, occupied main streets, and pressured the government to send troops to Germany to punish them as necessary.

The opposition of the masses may only reflect the appearance of facts, they either do not know the truth, or they are deceived, or they are motivated by patriotic feelings, but if the senior government officials also shout in unison, imagine that once this situation occurs, the functions of the government will inevitably be hollowed out, and the state will have to act accordingly, and even lead to an uncontrollable situation.

On the one hand, the French government dispatched the military and police to quell the riots, and on the other hand, it sent a note to the German ambassador to France, Eugen ? Feng? Deeprun lodged a solemn protest and strongly condemned the shameful act of the German government that did not keep its word. Ambassador Eugen did not give an explanation on the spot for the French's angry accusations, but at a later press conference, he repeatedly stressed that the "contract" did not clearly stipulate the amount of extraction, and since there was no premise of the total amount, it was impossible to measure the extent to which Germany had lost its credibility. To the accusations of the French, Eugen? Feng? Ambassador Diprun said: "Germany also feels very innocent. ”

For several days, the Lorraine mine incident continued to ferment, and the major French media even created public opinion.

The daily crowd of people in front of the German Embassy in France and the sound of slogans made it impossible for the German Embassy to carry out its work normally, and all its functions were paralyzed, until the military and police in Paris forcibly dispersed and slowly regained calm. Eugen has not been able to come up with a convincing reason, and although he has repeatedly stepped up to put out the fire, he has emphasized that the current state of the German economy is not a solution.

At the same time, the German government has also begun to explain that it desperately needs these energy sources to revitalize the economy and improve people's lives, and that they will not be used for "second business" such as weapons and equipment, as the French media speculated. In other words, even if Germany does something in this regard, it is only basic national defense, and it is understandable to protect the territory and the people. This kind of rhetoric undoubtedly touched the spiritual bottom line of the French people, and some radicals even illegally organized groups to march towards Lorraine under the banner of "Lorraine of the French", claiming that Lorraine belonged to France.

The French top brass was suddenly in a dilemma, and if they forcibly dissuaded, they would not be able to calm the anger at home, and they were worried about causing diplomatic disputes, so they had to allow the people to express their demands within a controllable range, but they could not act excessively.

On August 2, 1919, a motley procession of French World War I veterans and members of radical groups from all over the country marched to the Lorraine region with French flags, patriotic slogans, and huge banners.

The Lorraine-French Joint Police Department attaches great importance to this, canceling its rotation for several days, canceling normal vacations, and waiting for it 24 hours a day. In addition to maintaining law and order in the mining area, most of the police, led by the police inspector, went out to the border between Lorraine and France, and lined up as a shield to dissuade and block the members of the radical organization.

The interdiction mission will not only be carried out by German police, but also by French police. In the spirit of the Berlin Peace Talks, and the purpose of the establishment of a joint police department between the two countries, the first task of all police officers is to ensure the uniqueness of the Lorraine region. Accordingly, no radical group, whether in Germany or France, was allowed to trespass into the mining area without permission, and was not allowed to disturb the security and special administrative properties of the area, otherwise it would be regarded as a riot.

In order to avoid further deterioration of the situation, the Joint Police Department decided that the French police should be the first to act as the mediators, and all police officers should exercise restraint and not use police equipment unless absolutely necessary.

At noon on August 2, the French radical group marched into the Lorraine territory, and in the face of the police who formed a wall of people, the radical motley team turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear, and continued to advance towards the Lorraine mining area in desperation. There was no response to the police's exhortations, and soon there was a slight physical contact between the forwards on both sides. The police inspector who led the team tried to control the situation and directed the French police to shout advice, but it was too late, and the radical group shouted slogans and rushed to the police wall in unison, regardless of life and death. Suddenly, a serious physical altercation was inevitable.

The police were in disarray under the collision of the militant groups, and some militants even attacked the police with branches and stones on the spot, creating an even more uncontrollable situation......

The incident of the French militant group storming the police in the Lorraine area soon spread to the rest of the world and to the ears of President Eric, and immediately afterward, the embedded personnel of the joint intelligence agencies of various countries around the world quickly launched underground activities and exaggerated the French government's connivance with the people's disturbances.

Britain is the last country other than Germany to see France continue to grow stronger, and in a short period of time, the imperial government, the media, and various parties and groups have choked at the same time, publicly condemning the French government's administrative inaction, conniving at the people's resistance to the relevant terms of the "Berlin Treaty", etc., British Prime Minister Lloyd? Georges also summoned the French ambassador to Britain in succession, and repeatedly reiterated that the terms of the "Berlin Treaty" could not be trampled on at will, otherwise it would be a naked challenge to the new post-war international order. At the same time, the French ambassador to various countries also received diplomatic notes one after another, and for a while, the whole country felt anxious and stressed.

The United States has always regarded itself as the boss, and it has always looked at whether it is profitable to deal with international disputes before making the last statement. With regard to the Lorraine incident, the United States has no other lofty views than to call on both sides to exercise restraint. In fact, the Americans have always been happy to see other countries rub off, first pretend to be good people, and then take advantage of it, although it knows that Germany and France have become thin horses after the first war of attrition, but even if these two thin horses are skinny and bone-like, the Americans seem to want to squeeze out a few taels of oil.

The French high-level did not expect that this patriotic act of the people would cause such a storm, but it is an indisputable fact that the Germans did play with France on the "contract", however, this mess will never be cleaned up, after all, the French have lost the courtesy from the surface.