Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Baha
during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912", p. 375) [39]

40: A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments
of...

A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments of
every nation, where members from each country and government shall
assemble in unity. All disputes shall be brought before this Court, its
mission being to prevent war.

("Paris Talks: Addresses given by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Paris in 1911-1912",
11th ed. (London: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1979), p. 132) [40]

41: A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments
of...

A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of
every nation, composed of members elected from each country and
Government. The members of this Great Council shall assemble in unity. All
disputes of an international character shall be submitted to this Court,
its work being to arrange by arbitration everything which otherwise would
be a cause of war. The mission of this Tribunal would be to prevent war.

("Paris Talks: Addresses given by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Paris in 1911-1912", p.
155) [41]

42: As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the
same...

As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same
time. It will not do at all, and it is not proposed, that some nations
shall lay down their arms while others, their neighbours, remain armed.
The peace of the world must be brought about by international agreement.
All nations must agree to disarm simultaneously...

No nation can follow a peace policy while its neighbour remains warlike.
There is no justice in that. Nobody would dream of suggesting that the
peace of the world could be brought about by any such line of action. It
is to be brought about by a general and comprehensive international
agreement, and in no other way...

Simultaneous action, he went on, is necessary in any scheme of
disarmament. All the governments of the world must transform their
battleships and warcraft into merchant vessels. But no one nation can by
itself start in upon such a policy and it would be folly should one power
attempt to do so ... it would simply invite destruction....

...

Are there any signs that the permanent peace of the world will be
established in anything like a reasonable period? 'Abdu'l-Baha was asked.

It will be established in this century, he answe