be sound, inviolable and definite. They must proclaim it to
all the world and obtain for it the sanction of all the human
race. This supreme and noble undertaking--the real source of the
peace and well-being of all the world--should be regarded as sacred
by all that dwell on earth. All the forces of humanity must be
mobilized to ensure the stability and permanence of this Most
Great Covenant. In this all-embracing Pact the limits and
frontiers of each and every nation should be clearly fixed, the
principles underlying the relations of governments towards one
another definitely laid down, and all international agreements and
obligations ascertained. In like manner, the size of the armaments
of every government should be strictly limited, for if the
preparations for war and the military forces of any nation should
be allowed to increase, they will arouse the suspicion of others.
The fundamental principle underlying this solemn Pact should be so
fixed that if any government later violate any one of its
provisions, all the governments on earth should arise to reduce it
to utter submission, nay the human race as a whole should resolve,
with every power at its disposal, to destroy that government.
Should this greatest of all remedies be applied to the sick body
of the world, it will assuredly recover from its ills and will
remain eternally safe and secure.--The Secret of Divine
Civilization, pp. 64-65.

Baha'is see grave deficiencies in the structure of the League of
Nations(31) which falls short of the type of institution which Baha'u'llah
described as essential to the establishment of world peace. On December
17, 1919, 'Abdu'l-Baha declared:--

At present Universal Peace is a matter of great importance, but
unity of conscience is essential, so that the foundation of this
matter may become secure, its establishment firm and its edifice
strong.... Although the League of Nations has been brought into
existence, yet it is incapable of establishing Universal Peace.
But the Supreme Tribunal which His Holiness Baha'u'llah has
described will fulfill this sacred task with the utmost might and
power.

International Arbitration

Baha'u'llah also advocated the establishment of an international court of
arbitration, so that differences arising between nations might be settled
in accordance with justice