FACTORIZATION IS NOT VIOLATED

We show that existing proofs of factorization imply the cancellation o f certain multiladder contributions that Gotsman, Levin, and Maor had suggested would invalidate the basic factorization theorem in QCD, No modifications of the original argument are necessary, although the det ails of the example offer useful insight into the mechanisms of factor ization. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserv ed.