Show WILSON ABANDONS PIMLTf Appropriation for Formal Opening Eliminated From Appropriation Bill tt ASHINGTOV March S-Fresident Wilson today practical y decided to aban don his conten p ated trip to the Panama canal in Jul) because of the action of congress In eliminating from the legislative and executl e bill the appro prlatlon for the celebration of the formal opening of the canal. He st II is undo cided about the trip to ''an Francisco this month-Many month-Many features of the elaborate exer clses planned for the formal opening of the Panama canal in July will be aban doned as the result of the action of con gress In refusing to make the appropria tlon for the purpose asked for by Secre tary Garrison of the war department The appropriation requested was to defray de-fray the expenses of a trip to the canal of President Wison members of con gress members of tl e dip omatlc corps representati es from fore gn governments and other spec al guests includ ng for mer Presidents Rooseve t and Taft Pro vis on a so was to be made for a ban quet and other entertainments on the 1st mus for go d medal sou en rs and for the printing of special Invitations It was int mated tonlg t that the presi dent 1 imse f woud not go to the formal opening wh cl s p anned for Julv but it Is po"s b e that he may change his present p ans The navj department 1 as an appropriation for send ng the fleet to the canal a d It was sa d that some kind of exerc ses probab y would be he d The canal o enlng was to ha e been he d thN month but was postponed until July because of lands Ides The original plan was to have the president go through the canal on a battlesh p and then pro ceed to San Francisco for the Panama Pacific exposition All of the p esident s plans for the spr ng and summer months were eald to n g t to be dependent on the Interna t onal s tuation W hi e the prospects for 1 s going by train to San Franc -sco later th s month were said to be br gh er he wl 1 nake no final arrange nents for the present |