Show WILL HOT GIVE UP ISLANDS investigations OF RIGHT TO SULU new york feb 27 A special to the times from washington says the state department has before it the spanish claim to the islands of and sulu and is carefully investigating the subject all reports to the contrary notwithstanding the government has not decided to give up its claim to these islands and the state department has not reached any decision about it the announcement made some days ago that the spanish claim had been allowed was not authorized by the department dihe government still contends that the islands are american property though this decision may be altered by the result of the investigation now being made claim to the islands is regarded as prompted by a to sell them to some other power since she cannot turn them to any other account germanas germanys Germ anys desire to obtain a foothold in that part of the pacific and the efforts she has made to obtain ono suggests her as most probable customer the military importance of the two islands it owned by a power at war with us is appreciated here and the government has no wish to surrender them unless title is clear |